S spikers220 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 22, 2011 Messages 64 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Feb 29, 2012 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I'm wondering if the vinyl group activates or deactivates the benzene ring? Directing either para/ortho or meta substitution? My textbook seems to address all possibilities of substituents but not the vinyl group... Any help would be great! Thanks guys.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad I'm wondering if the vinyl group activates or deactivates the benzene ring? Directing either para/ortho or meta substitution? My textbook seems to address all possibilities of substituents but not the vinyl group... Any help would be great! Thanks guys.
B bchang57 Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Jun 13, 2009 Messages 59 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Dental Feb 29, 2012 #2 i believe it is a weak EDG and directs o/p Upvote 0 Downvote
D Dotoday Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined May 27, 2007 Messages 1,559 Reaction score 89 Points 4,651 Feb 29, 2012 #3 It is an o/p director, but not a strong activator. Sent from my MB855 using Tapatalk Upvote 0 Downvote
premac Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 18, 2008 Messages 212 Reaction score 10 Points 4,591 Dental Student Mar 1, 2012 #4 all carbon-carbon groups donate electrons, so they're EDG and results in ortho/para Upvote 0 Downvote
