Electrophilic aromatic substitution usually occurs at the 1-position of naphthalene, also called the a position. Predict the major products of the reactions of naphthalene with the following reagents.(a) isobutylene and HF (b) cyclohexanol and BF3 (c) fuming sulfuric acid

Electrophilic aromatic substitution usually occurs at the 1-position of naphthalene, also called the a position. Predict the major products of the reactions of naphthalene with the following reagents.(a) isobutylene and HF (b) cyclohexanol and BF3 (c) fuming sulfuric acid

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Chapter16: Chemistry Of Benzene: Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Section16.4: Substituent Effects In Electrophilic Substitutions

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