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Part A Explain why fluorobenzene is more reactive than chlorobenzene toward elec

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Question

Part A Explain why fluorobenzene is more reactive than chlorobenzene toward electrophilic aromatic substitution but chloromethylbenzene is more reactive than fluoromethylbenzene. Match the words in the left column to the appropriate blanks in the sentences on the right Reset Help nonmetal less withdraw When a halogen is attached to a benzene ring, it can donate electrons by and withdraw electrons inductively. Fluorobenzene is more reactive than chlorobenzene because fluorine is ait donating electrons by resonance. A halogen attached to a methyl group can only is Therefore, chloromethylbenzene is more reactive than fluoromethylbenzene. electrons inductively. Because fluorine resonance donate better electronegative than chlorine, it is at withdrawing electrons as well. worse more ionization halogen

Explanation / Answer

The fill in blanks are respectively

resonance , better

withdraw , more , better

The synthesis problems the reagents are given in order

1) H2CrO4 / delta , 2) SOCl2/delta 3) 2CH3NH2

second synthesis

1) Br2 /hv 2) Mg / Et2O 3) CO2 / HCl