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Chapter 18: 20 P (page 702)

Draw the products of each reaction.

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Phenol is an ortho-para directing group due to the maximum electron density at ortho and para positions. In the presence of Lewis acid, a trichloro compound is formed.

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Phenol

Phenol is an ortho-para directing group due to the maximum electron density at ortho and para positions. In the presence of Lewis acid, a trichloro compound is formed.

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OH as ortho-para directing group

The OH group has a lone pair of electrons which it donates to the benzene ring to create maximum electron density. The delocalization of electrons is maximum at ortho and para positions.

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Explanation

a. The chlorination of phenol in the presence of Lewis acid gives trichlorophenol, as shown below.

b. The substituent on the benzene ring is OH which is electron-donating. The chlorination of phenol gives ortho and para chlorophenol due to the maximum electron density at these positions.


c. Toluene is also an electron-rich compound, but the methyl group is a sigma donor. It donates its electrons to the ring slower than the OH group in phenol.

Therefore, in the presence of Lewis acid, ortho and para products are formed.

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