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What is the structure for 5-hydroxy-2-phenyl-3-hexanone?

Which of the following is the reactive intermediate formed in the electrophilic bromination of toluene with Br2, FeBr3?

Which of the following chlorobenzenes does not undergo nucleophilic aromatic substitution upon treatment with NaNH2?

Predict the effect the substituent attached to the benzene ring below would have on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.

Identify how you could synthesize an enamine.

Which of the following is the reactive intermediate in the nucleophilic substitution of 4-bromo-1-nitrobenzene with sodium hydroxide?

What is the following compound’s systematic name?  

Which of the following substituents is a moderate activator and an o/p director in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?

The major product(s) in the nitration of benzoic acid is(are)

Bonus question Provide a stepwise synthesis for the following.      he answer should be entered as in the following example: (this is an example!) 1. NaNH2   2. CH3CH2Br   3. H2, Lindlar’s Cat.    4. BH3, THF   5. H2O2, NaOH                          (Keep five spaces between each step) All chemicals and reagents  structures should be correct and with the proper sequence. No partial credit.