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CAIE A-Level Chemistry 30.1.4 Directing Effects of Arene Substituents

Practise predicting substitution positions using the specified 2,4,6- and 3,5-directing groups.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
A2

Exam points

  • treat –NH2, –OH and –R as 2,4,6-directing groups when locating likely substitution positions
  • treat –NO2, –COOH and –COR as 3,5-directing groups within the syllabus’s specified set
  • apply the existing group before drawing products or ordering a synthesis, using only specified directors

30.1.4—In the electrophilic substitution of arenes, question 1

[Maximum number: 2]

Draw the major products from the nitration of benzoic acid and phenol in the boxes in Fig. 7.1. The molecular formula for each major product is given in the boxes.
major product from benzoic acid, C7H5NO4\mathrm{C}_{7} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NO}_{4}
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major product from phenol, C6H5NO3\mathrm{C}_{6} \mathrm{H}_{5} \mathrm{NO}_{3}
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