(iii) Nitration: Anisole reacts with a mixture of concentrated sulphuric
and nitric acids to yield a mixture of ortho and para nitroanisole Rationalised 2023-24
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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
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Predict the products of the following reactions:
3
2
2
3
CH
CH
CH
O – CH
HBr
−
−
−
+
→
CH
C
OC H
HI
3
3
2
5
(
)
−

→

(iii)
(ii)
(iv)
Alcohols and phenols are classified (i) on the basis of the number of hydroxyl
groups and (ii) according to the hybridisation of the carbon atom, sp
3 or sp
2 to
which the –OH group is attached Ethers are classified on the basis of groups
attached to the oxygen atom