Write the chemical equations involved when aniline is treated with the following reagents:
(i) Br2 water
(ii) CHCI3 + KOH
(iii) HCl
Explain the mechanism of the following reaction:
Mechanism of the following reaction is given below:
step 1: Formation of protonated alcohol
Step 2: Formation of carbocation
Step 3: Formation of ethene by removal of proton
Explain the following behaviours:
(i) Alcohols are more soluble in water than the hydrocarbons of comparable molecular masses.
(ii) Ortho-nitro phenol is more acidic than ortho-methoxyphenol.
Explain the mechanism of acid catalysed hydration of an alkene to form corresponding alcohol.
Write the equations involved in the following reactions:
(i) Reimer − Tiemann reaction
(ii) Williamson synthesis