UH ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Chapter 16: Aromatic Compounds
Brief Summary
- Introduction
- Brief history of Benzene
- Benzene Reaction Patterns
- Aromaticity
- Molecular Orbital Conjugated Description
- Benzene Stability
- Aromaticity Rule
- Cyclic, Planar, & Conjugated
- Hukel's Rule
- Aromatic = 4n+2
- Antiaromatic = 4n
- Anti << Non < Aromatic
- Polygon Model
- Annulenes
- Heterocyclic Aromatic Compounds
- Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Benzene Nomenclature:
- Monosubstituted (Common & IUPAC)
- Disubstituted (ortho, meta, para & IUPAC)
- Trisubstituted (Numbering IUPAC ONLY)
- Spectroscopy
- IR Range: 1585-60 Hz or 1400-1500 Hz
- Proton NMR:
- Para-sub focus: 6.5-8 ppm (2H/2H)
- Special Notes: Common Benzene Derivative Names
- Toluene, Styrene, Benzoic Acid, Acetophenone
- Anisole, Aniline, Benzaldehyde, Phenol