Question

Select the reagents you would use to synthesize the compounds below from benzene. Use the minimum number of steps.

a. Br2, FeBr3
b. CH3COCl, AlCl3
c. Cl2, FeCl3
d. CH3Cl, AlCl3

Answer 1

A

C

Step-by-step explanation:

For the reaction of m-bromonitrobenzene from benzene first, we need to carry out the nitration of benzene utilizing HNO3, H2SO4.

Bromination of nitrobenzene with Br2, FeBr3 outfits m-bromonitrobenzene in light of the fact that nitro group is meta coordinating for electrophile. The mechanism activity for the reaction is shown in the image below.