Question

Draw the major product(s) obtained when the following compounds are treated with bromine in the presence of iron tribromide.

a. Bromobenzene
b. ortho-Xylene
c. Benzene sulfonic acid
d. Benzaldehyde
e. meta-Nitrotoluene
f, para-Dibromobenzene
g. Nitrobenzene tert-Butylbenzene
h. Benzoic acid
i. Dibromobenzene

Answer 1

The halogens are the ortho and para directing groups. Whenever they react with other benzene compounds they will attach to the ortho or para positions of the benzene ring.

Major products which are obtained by reacting these given compounds are given in attached pictures with complete reactions.

HBr will always be the side product of the bromine reactions along with the major compound.

Step-by-step explanation: