| Qu1: | How could you prepare the following aryl halides from benzene
? | 
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| (a) chlorobenzene | (b) fluorobenzene |  
| (c) iodobenzene | (d) 1-bromo-3-chlorobenzene |  
| (e) 1,4-dibromobenzene | (f)  1,3,5 tribromobenzene |  | 
| Qu 2: | Identify the major products formed by the reaction of bromobenzene
with each of the following : | 
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| (a)  HNO3 / H2SO4 / heat | (b)  Br2 / FeBr3 |  
| (c)  CH3CH2Cl / AlCl3 / heat | (d)  H2SO4 / heat |  
| (e)  CH3CH2COCl  / AlCl3 /
heat | (f)  Mg / THF then CO2 followed by aq. acid work-up |  | 
| Qu 3: | What are the major products of the reactions of each of the following
with phenyl magnesium bromide followed by a regular acidic work-up ? | 
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| (a) CH3CH2CHO | (b) C6H5CHO (benzaldehyde) |  
| (c) CH3COCH3 (propanone) | (d)  D2O |  
| (e) C6H5CO2CH3 | (f)  C6H5CO2H |  
| (g) CH3CH2OH | (h) C6H5C≡N |  | 
| Qu 4: | Based on the definitions discussed in Chapter
11, is benzyne an aromatic compound ? | 
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| Qu 5: | What is the product of the reaction of benzyne with each of the following: | 
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| (a) 1,3-butadiene | (b) furan |  
| (c) H2O | (d) NH3 |  |