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Chapter 16: Q 4P (page 486)

Question: When benzene is treated with D2SO4, deuterium slowly replaces all six hydrogens in the aromatic ring. Explain.

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Aromatic sulphonation is done by reacting the aromatic ring with a mixture of H2SO4and SO3.The reactive electrophile is HSO3+or SO3neutral based on the reaction conditions. Sulfonation happens in the presence of strong acid.

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Aromatic sulfonation

Aromatic sulphonation is done by reacting the aromatic ring with a mixture of H2SO4and SO3.The reactive electrophile is HSO3+or SO3neutral based on the reaction conditions. Sulfonation happens in the presence of strong acid.

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Step 2: Treatment of benzene with D2SO4

Benzene can be protonated by strong acids. The resulting intermediate loses either deuterium or hydrogen. If hydrogen is lost, deuterated benzene is formed as the product. The attack by deuterium happens at all positions and leads to the replacement of all hydrogens by deuterium. The reaction can be shown as:

Reaction of Benzene withD2SO4

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