Organic Chemistry

  1. Aromatic Compounds and Their Reactions
    1. Nomenclature of Aromatic Compounds
      1. Monosubstituted Benzenes
        1. Disubstituted Benzenes
          1. Ortho Substitution
            1. Meta Substitution
              1. Para Substitution
              2. Polysubstituted Benzenes
                1. Common Names
                2. Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
                  1. General Mechanism
                    1. Arenium Ion Formation
                      1. Deprotonation
                      2. Specific Reactions
                        1. Halogenation
                          1. Chlorination
                            1. Bromination
                            2. Nitration
                              1. Sulfonation
                                1. Friedel-Crafts Alkylation
                                  1. Mechanism
                                    1. Limitations
                                      1. Rearrangements
                                      2. Friedel-Crafts Acylation
                                        1. Mechanism
                                          1. Advantages over Alkylation
                                        2. Substituent Effects
                                          1. Activating Groups
                                            1. Ortho/Para Directors
                                              1. Electron-Donating Groups
                                              2. Deactivating Groups
                                                1. Meta Directors
                                                  1. Electron-Withdrawing Groups
                                                  2. Halogen Substituents
                                                  3. Multiple Substitution
                                                    1. Predicting Substitution Patterns
                                                      1. Synthetic Strategies
                                                    2. Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution
                                                      1. Addition-Elimination Mechanism
                                                        1. Benzyne Mechanism
                                                          1. Activating Groups
                                                          2. Side-Chain Reactions
                                                            1. Oxidation of Alkyl Side Chains
                                                              1. Halogenation of Side Chains
                                                                1. Reduction of Side Chains

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