19. Reactions of Aromatics: EAS and Beyond
Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
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Problem 17-67
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionUnlike most other electrophilic aromatic substitutions, sulfonation is often reversible (see Section 17-4). When one sample of toluene is sulfonated at 0 °C and another sample is sulfonated at 100 °C, the following ratios of substitution products result:
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(a) Explain the change in the product ratios when the temperature is increased.
(b) Predict what will happen when the product mixture from the reaction at 0 °C is heated to 100 °C.
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