Naming aromatic compounds 01 January 2019 Naming aromatic compounds C4.2 Aromaticity

Aromatic Compounds Aromatic compounds are those that contain one or more benzene rings. Although you might come across the various ways of drawing benzene. You must draw the delocalised model. GD

Naming Aromatic Compounds Aromatic compounds follow the same naming rules as we’ve already used. GD

Naming Aromatic Compounds Some aromatic molecules will contain more than one substituent group. In these cases you name the substituent in alphabetical order with the lowest numbers possible. 1 2 6 3-chloromethylbenzene 5 3 4 GD

Worked Examples: Aromatic Compounds Name the following compounds: Draw the following compounds: 1,2-dimethylbenzene 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3-ethylmethylbenzene 2-Phenylpropanoic acid GD

Knowledge Check 1,3-dichlorobenzene 1,2,4-tribromobenzene 1,3-dimethylbenzene 2,4,6-trichloromethylbenzene 3-Phenyloctane (phenyl is the name for a benzene branch) GD

Some Derivatives of Benzene Phenylamine Benzoic acid Nitrobenzene Benzaldehyde GD

Knowledge Check Draw the following: Name the following: 2,3-dichlorobenzoic acid 1,3-dinitrobenzene 3-bromophenylamine 5-bromo-2,3,4-trichloro-benzoic acid phenylbenzene Name the following: