Discuss the oxidation reactions of arenes.  from Chemistry Hyd

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221. Write a short note on Friedel Craft’s reaction ?
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222. Discuss the important addition reactions of benzene.
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223.

Discuss the oxidation reactions of arenes. 


Arenes are quite stable and not readily oxidised. Some of their oxidation reactions are:

(i) Combustion: When burnt in oxygen, benzene and other hydrocarbons burn with a smoky flame and produce carbon dioxide and water.



(ii) Oxidation of benzene: When a mixture of air and vapours of benzene is passed over vanadium pentoxide (V2O5) at 773 K, maleic anhydride is produced.


(iii) Oxidation of the side chain.
(a) With weak oxidising agent. Toluene is oxidised to benzaldehyde by using chromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2) or acidic manganese dioxide.



(b) With normal oxidising agent. On oxidation with a strong oxidising agent such as hot KMnO4, concentrated HNO3, acidified KMnO4 or acidified dichromate etc., the entire side chain, regardless of length, is oxidised to - COOH group.


 

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 Multiple Choice QuestionsShort Answer Type

224.

Write chemical equations for the combustion reaction of the following hydrocarbons:
Butane

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225.

Write chemical equations for the combustion reaction of the following hydrocarbons:
Pentene

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226.

Write chemical equations for the combustion reaction of the following hydrocarbons:
Hexyne

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227.

Write chemical equations for the combustion reaction of the following hydrocarbons:
Toluene

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228.

Write down the products of ozonolysis of 1, 2-dimethylbenzene (o-xylene). How does the result support Kekule structure for benzene?

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229. What happens when:

Benzene is treated with acetic anhydride in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3.
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230. What happens when:

Toluene is heated with a mixture of concentrated nitric acid and concentrated sulphuric acid at 303 K.
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