Chapter 18: Q104P (page 923)
Show how Novocain, a painkiller used frequently by dentists, can be prepared from benzene and compounds containing no more than four carbons.
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Chapter 18: Q104P (page 923)
Show how Novocain, a painkiller used frequently by dentists, can be prepared from benzene and compounds containing no more than four carbons.
Novocain
The answer is,

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What product is obtained from the reaction of excess benzene with each of the following reagents?
Does m-xylene or p-xylene react more rapidly with Cl2 + FeCl3? Explain your answer.
What product is formed from the reaction of p-methylphenol with benzenediazonium chloride?
Question: How can you prepare the following compounds with benzene as one of the starting materials?
a.)

b.)

c.)

d.)

Explain why a diazonium group on a benzene ring cannot be used to direct an incoming substituent to the meta position.
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