Question

1. Write a mechanism for adding the first t-butyl substituent to the ring. include a teo step electrophile formation and its two-step displacement of an H

2. Draw the structures of an alkene and an alcohol that coukd have been used instead of t-butyl alcohol to form 1,4-di-t-butyl-2,5-dimethoxybenzene

3. starting with benzene, an alcohol, an inorganic acids, show how to synthesize TNT

o LH C(CH₃)₂ а (сн.). Сон OCH3 OCH3 Octs с (сн.) си, 0043 CH3CH2CCH І биз 1 Он

Answer 1

OCH3 OCH3 2 Citz CH3 IL CH3 6712 내 14 Y HET H CH₂ OCH₂ Oct3 2-metty (prop - l-ene. 1, 43 dimethony benzene 1,4-di-that-butyl 2,5-dimettory benzene 2-methyl prop-l-ene is used instead of t- butyl alcohol.