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Products in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

Using the drawing window on the left below, draw the major product from each of the electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions shown below. Do not draw hydrogen atoms. When you are finished, check your answer by pressing the Check Molecule # button. A help screen is available for the drawing window.





 1.
Electrophilic aromatic substitution: acetophenone reacting with Br2 and FeBr3 catalyst to give an unknown product.
2.
Friedel-Crafts alkylation: tert-butylbenzene plus 2-methylpropene with acid and heat to give an unknown product.
3.
Aromatic chlorination: 4-methylphenol (p-cresol) reacting with 2 Cl2 and FeCl3 to give an unknown product.
4.
4-phenylbutanoic acid treated with SOCl2 then AlCl3 (intramolecular Friedel-Crafts acylation) to give an unknown product.

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