Arrow-pushing Instructions NA Aromatic rings can be acylated to yield ketones by treatment with AlCl3 and an acid chloride. The reactive species is an electrophilic, resonance-stabilized acylium ion. Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the mechanism. H3C CH3COCI AICI3 XT CI CH3 AICI 3 H3C-C=0 AICI4

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CH3COCI
AICI 3
H3C
Aromatic rings can be acylated to yield ketones by treatment with AlCl3 and an acid chloride. The reactive species is an electrophilic, resonance-stabilized acylium ion.
Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the mechanism.
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AICI 3
CH3
H3C-C=0
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Transcribed Image Text:?! CH3COCI AICI 3 H3C Aromatic rings can be acylated to yield ketones by treatment with AlCl3 and an acid chloride. The reactive species is an electrophilic, resonance-stabilized acylium ion. Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the mechanism. Arrow-pushing Instructions XI لى AICI 3 CH3 H3C-C=0 AICI4
Draw a resonance structure, complete with all formal charges and lone (unshared) electron pairs, that shows the resonance interaction of the cyano with the ortho position
in benzonitrile.
O
CEN
benzonitrile
• You do not have to consider stereochemistry.
• Include all valence lone pairs in your answer.
• In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one.
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Transcribed Image Text:Draw a resonance structure, complete with all formal charges and lone (unshared) electron pairs, that shows the resonance interaction of the cyano with the ortho position in benzonitrile. O CEN benzonitrile • You do not have to consider stereochemistry. • Include all valence lone pairs in your answer. • In cases where there is more than one answer, just draw one. ?
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