Chapter 22 - What does the benzene ring do to its substituents? After attending lectures, reading the text and working assigned problems related to this chapter, students will have acquired the following knowledge and abilities: Given the IUPAC name of a phenol derivative, be able to draw its structure; know how resonance influences the stability of benzylic cations, anions, and radicals as compared to similar non-benzylic species; be able to apply a benzyl ether as a protecting group in multi-step synthesis; given a series of phenols, be able to rank their relative acidity. |
