1
answer
0
watching
534
views
10 Nov 2019
In the nitration of phenol, why doesn't the meta nitrationoccur? I know that the OH group is activating and electrondonating, therefore will promote ortho and para nitration, but howdo resonance structures explain why meta nitration doesn'toccur?
In the nitration of phenol, why doesn't the meta nitrationoccur? I know that the OH group is activating and electrondonating, therefore will promote ortho and para nitration, but howdo resonance structures explain why meta nitration doesn'toccur?
Jamar FerryLv2
10 Apr 2019
Related textbook solutions
Basic Chemistry
5 Edition,
Timberlake
ISBN: 9780134138046
Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
4th Edition,
Tro
ISBN: 9780134112831
Chemistry: Structure and Properties
2nd Edition,
Tro
ISBN: 9780134293936
Principles of Chemistry Molecular Approach
3rd Edition, 2014
Tro
ISBN: 9780321971944
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
3rd Edition,
Tro
ISBN: 9780321809247
Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
5th Edition,
Tro
ISBN: 9780134874371
Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach
4th Edition,
Tro
ISBN: 9780134895741
Chemistry: The Central Science
14th Edition, 2017
Brown
ISBN: 9780134414232
