CHM1321/1721: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions

CHM1321/1721: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions

Review Session Details
  • Identifying aromaticity of compound (i.e., aromatic, anti-aromatic and non-aromatic)
  • Huckles rules, ion stability
  • General mechanism for electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reactions
    • Nitration
    • Sulfonation
    • Friedel-Craft alkylation
    • Friedel-Craft acylation
    • Halogenation
  • Sigma-complex resonance
  • Directing groups: electron withdrawing and donating groups (EDGs or EWGs)
  • Activating groups: speed of reaction and reactivity of aromatic as nucleophiles
  • Retrosynthesis of EAS reactions

 

  • Review Session will include problem solving from past Midterm questions.
  • All registered students will receive "Midterm/Final Exam Package" that includes multiple Midterms related to the above topics from previous years given by uOttawa Professors!