Name the reactant D and the inorganic product E.
Give the name of the aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction taking place.
Cumene undergoes substitution with chlorine to produce several different isomeric compounds with formula $\text{C}_9\text{H}_{11}\text{Cl}$. Substitution may happen either on the aromatic ring or on the side-chain of cumene. Describe the conditions used to make sure substitution occurs only in the aromatic ring.
Draw the structures of the two major isomeric products of the reaction, formula $\text{C}_9\text{H}_{11}\text{Cl}$, when substitution occurs in the aromatic ring.
Describe the conditions used to ensure substitution takes place only in the side-chain.
Draw the structures of two isomeric products of the reaction, formula $\text{C}_9\text{H}_{11}\text{Cl}$, when substitution occurs in the side-chain.
Complete the following table to show the structures of the organic products formed when cumene reacts with each reagent: hot $\text{KMnO}_4(\text{aq})$ and $\text{H}_2$ with Ni at high pressure.
Cumene can be nitrated using a mixture of concentrated nitric and sulfuric acids. The mechanism for this reaction is the same as the mechanism for the nitration of benzene. Complete the mechanism for this reaction. - Include all relevant charges and curly arrows to show the movement of electron pairs. - Draw the structure of the intermediate. - You do not need to draw the products.