Organic Chemistry
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781118133576
Author: T. W. Graham Solomons, Craig Fryhle
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 21, Problem 21P
When m-chlorotoluene is treated with sodium amide in liquid ammonia, the products of the reaction are o-, m-, and p-toluidine (i.e., o-CH3C6H4NH2, m-CH3C6H4NH2, and p-CH3C6H4NH2). Propose plausible mechanisms that account for the formation of each product.
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Ch. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM
21.1 If we examine Table 21.1, we...Ch. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM If we examine Table 21.1, we see...Ch. 21 - Prob. 3PPCh. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM
21.4 Predict the products of each...Ch. 21 - Prob. 5PPCh. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM
21.6 What are compounds A and B...Ch. 21 - Prob. 7PPCh. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM Outline a possible synthesis of...Ch. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM 1-Fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene is...Ch. 21 - PRACTICE PROBLEM
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