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Question 1

The diagram below shows the compound ethylbenzene.

a)

Give the reagents and conditions required to convert ethylbenzene into 4-chloroethylbenzene.

(0/2 marks)

b)

Write an equation to show the formation of the electrophile for the reaction in part a).

(0/1 marks)

c)

Outline a mechanism for the reaction to form 4-chloroethylbenzene from ethylbenzene.

(0/3 marks)

d)

Draw the structure of the product obtained when ethylbenzene is heated with KMnO4.

(0/1 marks)

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