Advanced Organic Synthesis · Chemical Reactions

Aromatic Chemistry and Benzene

Examining the stability and reactivity of the benzene ring.

Key Questions

  1. 1What evidence supports the delocalized model of benzene over the Kekulé structure?
  2. 2Why does benzene undergo substitution rather than addition reactions?
  3. 3How do substituents on a benzene ring direct the position of further substitution?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

A-Level: Chemistry - Aromatic ChemistryA-Level: Chemistry - Organic Chemistry
Year: Year 13
Subject: Chemistry
Unit: Advanced Organic Synthesis
Period: Chemical Reactions

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