Question

Provide answers to ALL of the questions below please:

(a) Compare the acidity of phenol with that of p-nitrophenol. Explain and illustrate your answer with diagrams. OH OH NO2 5 marksl (b) Use molecular orbital (MO) theory diagrams to illustrate the aromaticity of benzene and the lack of aromaticity of cyclooctatetraene. 15 marksl (c) Explain the difference between 1,2-addition and 1.4-(ie, conjugate addition) to α,β- unsaturated carbonyl compounds, using mechanisms to illustrate your answer. 5 marks

Answer 1

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