Mark all correct statements about the substitution reactions of benzene. *         A- In the substitution reactions of benzene, a hydrogen atom is substituted with an electrophile.         B- Catalysts speed up the substitution reactions of benzene by facilitating the formation of the electrophile.     C- In the substitution reactions of benzene, the by-product is a hydrogen halide such as hydrogen chloride.         D- Benzene will not react with nucleophiles because it is an electron rich molecule.         E- The stability of the benzene ring implies that substitution reaction will frequently occur under mild reaction conditions.

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Mark all correct statements about the substitution reactions of benzene. *
 
 
 
 
A- In the substitution reactions of benzene, a hydrogen atom is substituted with an electrophile.
 
 
 
 
B- Catalysts speed up the substitution reactions of benzene by facilitating the formation of the electrophile.
 
 
C- In the substitution reactions of benzene, the by-product is a hydrogen halide such as hydrogen chloride.
 
 
 
 
D- Benzene will not react with nucleophiles because it is an electron rich molecule.
 
 
 
 
E- The stability of the benzene ring implies that substitution reaction will frequently occur under mild reaction conditions.
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Transcribed Image Text:SMILES notation Click on an icon and then click on the position where you want to make a change. New page Change charge on atom Delete Benzene SMILES notation NEW X Wedge tool FG Ring structures Make single bonds - zig-zag tool Single, double and triple bonds CI Br Drawing more complicated functional groups: -COOH %3D OH Change C to other atoms
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