Aromatic Compounds Worksheet
Grade 12 Chemistry worksheet covering the properties, nomenclature, and reactions of aromatic compounds, including benzene and its derivatives.
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Aromatic Compounds: Structure and Reactivity
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Read each question carefully and provide detailed answers. Show all your work for calculations and mechanisms.
1. Which of the following criteria is NOT required for a compound to be considered aromatic?
It must be cyclic.
It must be planar.
It must have 4n+2 π electrons.
It must contain a benzene ring.
2. What is the common name for methylbenzene?
Aniline
Phenol
Toluene
Styrene
1. The delocalization of π electrons in benzene results in enhanced .
2. According to Hückel's Rule, an aromatic compound must have π electrons.
3. Benzene undergoes substitution reactions rather than addition reactions.
1. Explain why benzene is more stable than a hypothetical cyclohexatriene with localized double bonds.
2. Draw the resonance structures of benzene.
Match each aromatic compound with its correct formula or characteristic.
1. Toluene
a. C6H5OH
2. Phenol
b. C6H5NH2
3. Aniline
c. C6H5CH3
1. All cyclic compounds with alternating double and single bonds are aromatic.
True
False
2. Benzene is highly reactive towards electrophilic addition reactions.
True
False
1. Draw the complete mechanism for the nitration of benzene, including all intermediates and curly arrows.