December 22, 2024, 06:46:24 AM
Forum Rules: Read This Before Posting


« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Topic: HELP !!! - Substituted Benzene reaction  (Read 2813 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline saint_john

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 13
  • Mole Snacks: +0/-0
HELP !!! - Substituted Benzene reaction
« on: October 13, 2010, 12:33:10 AM »
Can someone explain what is occuring in this reaction

What substituent causes one of the products to be meta to the methyl ??

this is the reaction :

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/7666/94764015.jpg

Thanks !
Logged

Offline ooosh

  • Regular Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 85
  • Mole Snacks: +3/-3
Re: HELP !!! - Substituted Benzene reaction
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2010, 01:37:50 AM »
Hint:benzyne intermediate.
Logged

Offline AWK

  • Retired Staff
  • Sr. Member
  • *
  • Posts: 7976
  • Mole Snacks: +555/-93
  • Gender: Male
Re: HELP !!! - Substituted Benzene reaction
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2010, 04:53:47 AM »
Logged
AWK
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »
Sponsored Links