Question about benzene reaction

[akimhaneul]

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When doing this reaction, why does it add to amine group and not to the benzene ring? Is it because it doesn't have the alcl3 that can activate the reaction?


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[averageasian]

the group youre adding is an acid acid chloride. this is not FCA. Acid chlorides can make -> anhydride, ester, amides. your starting material is an amine, thus this will result in an amide.

 

[DAT Destroyer]

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When doing this reaction, why does it add to amine group and not to the benzene ring? Is it because it doesn't have the alcl3 that can activate the reaction?


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This is a very good question. First of all, it is NOT a Freidel Crafts reaction since no AlCl3 or other Lewis acid catalyst was employed. As a matter of fact, aniline is too reactive and would react with the AlCl3 and DESTROY the reaction. A Freidel Crafts reactions FAILS with electron withdrawing groups such as SO3H, CN, NO2.....and even super activators such as NH2. This reaction that I presented is a great way to protect the NH2 group when doing organic synthesis. This is a very important reaction that you may see one day in the future !!!

Hope this helps.

Dr. Romano