Naming Aromatics

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• What are the steps to name aromatic hydrocarbons?
• What are aromatic hydrocarbons?
• What is the structure of the molecule with the name (E)-3-benzyl-2,5-dichloro-4-methyl-3-hexene?
• What is the structure of the molecule named phenylacetylene?
• What is the structure of the molecule named m-dichlorobenzene?
• What is the structure of the molecule named p-phenylphenol?
• What is the structure of the molecule named 3-hydroxy-4-isopropyltoluene?
• Is gasoline a mixture of volatile alkanes and aromatic hydrocarbons? Why?
• Why are aromatic compounds such as toluene and oxygenated hydrocarbons such as ethanol generally used as antiknock agents?
• How are the aromatic rings represented? Why?
• What are aromatic amino acids?
• Is tryptophan an aromatic amino acid?
• Do aromatic hydrocarbons have at least one planar ring with delocalized p electrons?
• Is 2-pyrone aromatic?
• What is the difference between anti-aromatic and non aromatic compounds?
• What is the difference between an electrophilic substitution reaction and a nucleophilic substitution reaction?
• Is pyridine an aromatic compound?
• What bonding feature allows you to differentiate among an alkane, alkene, alkyne, and an aromatic?
• Is toluene saturated, unsaturated or aromatic?
• What are some examples of common aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons?
• How would you rank the following aromatic compounds in order of their reactivity in electrophilic aromatic substitution: anisole, nitrobenzene, acetophenone, toluene, and benzene?
• What are the physical and chemical properties of hydrocarbons?
• Why is C4H4S (thiophene) aromatic?
• Why is imidazole (C3H4N2) aromatic?
• Is styrene considered aromatic?
• Pyridine and pyrimidine are both aromatic compounds, how many electrons does each nitrogen atom contribute to the electron cloud of each compound?
• What amino acid has an aromatic ring in its side chain?
• Why are aromatic aldehydes less reactive than aliphatic aldehydes?
• Is cyclobutene aromatic?
• How would you know if a cyclic organic molecule is planar?
• What is the order of decreasing reactivity toward electrophilic aromatic substitution for compounds: toluene, benzene, fluorobenzene, nitrobenzene, and phenol?
• What are alkyl, aryl, aliphatic and aromatic groups?
• Why do aromatic compounds undergo substitution rather than addition reactions?
• Nitration of the aromatic ring of 4-methoxyacetophenone yields only one product. What is that product and how can you account for its formation?
• What is the difference between nonaromatic heterocycles and aromatic heterocycles?
• Why is 1,3 cyclobutadiene not aromatic?
• How would you differentiate between aromatic, anti aromatic and non aromatic compounds?
• What are the names and uses of five pure aromatic hydrocarbon?
• Is pyrrole aromatic?
• How do you name aromatic rings?
• Question #269de
• What is the name of a benzene ring that has a #CO_2C_2H_5^-# group attached and an #OH^-# group attached *para* to each other?
• How do you name aromatic compounds?
• Why is pyrene more reactive than benzene?
• What is the IUPAC name for the insecticide, #"DDT"#?
• What is the general formula for substituted aromatic compounds, and substituted arenes in particular?