Drag and drop the synthetic steps provided in order to propose a reasonable stepwise preparation of the following compound starting from benzene. CH3 Cl. H3C A Note: EAS means electrophilic aromatic substitution and F-C means Friedel-Crafts.

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Choose among the synthetic steps provided in order to propose a reasonable stepwise preparation of the following compound A starting from benzene. Draw the stepwise synthetic schemes (with reagents and product(s) of each step).

Compound A:
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
chlorination (EAS)
F-C acylation
nitration
not necessary
free-radical bromination
oxidation
sulfonation
F-C methylation
SNAR
Transcribed Image Text:Compound A: Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: chlorination (EAS) F-C acylation nitration not necessary free-radical bromination oxidation sulfonation F-C methylation SNAR
Drag and drop the synthetic steps provided in
order to propose a reasonable stepwise preparation of
the following compound starting from benzene.
CH3
Cl.
H3C
A
Note: EAS means electrophilic aromatic substitution
and F-C means Friedel-Crafts.
Transcribed Image Text:Drag and drop the synthetic steps provided in order to propose a reasonable stepwise preparation of the following compound starting from benzene. CH3 Cl. H3C A Note: EAS means electrophilic aromatic substitution and F-C means Friedel-Crafts.
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