O-Chem Question (mono-bromination)

[20090900]

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How many monobromination products are possible for Benzene?...I made this question up but this is very similar to the DD question (which asks how many possible monobromination products are there for anthacene). Would there only be 1 product for benzene or 3? And please exlpain why, thanks 🙂

 

[chax1]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, if there's no substituent on the benzene ring wherever you put the bromination has to start the IUPAC nomenclature of the compound so it doesn't matter----> there's 1 product

 

[luv8724]

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but, if there's no substituent on the benzene ring wherever you put the bromination has to start the IUPAC nomenclature of the compound so it doesn't matter----> there's 1 product

That's what I thought too

 

[I2teeth]

I believe it's 3 . It can go Para , ortho, or meta

 

[20090900]

Thanks for all the responses! I asked my orgo prof and said that there is only 1 product 🙂

 

[20090900]

*he said

 

[chax1]

I believe it's 3 . It can go Para , ortho, or meta

There's no substituent so you can't assign ortho para and meta. Bromination would lead to ortho/para if there were another halogen, carbon, alkoxy, or an amine group on it. Meta if theres a carbonyl or nitro group.

 

[EpicDentist]

Only one product. Simple.