Question

Question: Draw a structure corresponding to each name.

1. p-dichlorobenzene
2. p-iodoaniline
3. o-bromonitrobenzene
4. 2,6-dimethoxytoluene
5. 2-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol
6. trans-1-benzyl-3-phenylcyclopentane

Short answer

Answer

The structure of the given compounds as per their given names is following:

a. p-dichlorobenzene

b. p-iodoaniline

c. o-bromonitrobenzene

d. 2,6-dimethoxytoluene

e. 2-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol

f. trans-1-benzyl-3-phenylcyclopentane

The above structure can also be drawn as follows:

Step-by-step solution

Benzene and its derivatives

The benzene and its derivatives are classified as mono-substituted or disubstituted. The benzene molecules with three or more substituents are called poly-substituted benzenes. The lowest possible numbers are assigned to each substituent and are named alphabetically.

Structure of the given compounds according to the names

The structure of the given compounds as per their given names is following:

a. p-dichlorobenzene

p-dichlorobenzene

b. p-iodoaniline

p-iodoaniline

c. o-bromonitrobenzene

o-bromonitrobenzene

d. 2,6-dimethoxytoluene

2,6-dimethoxytoluene

e. 2-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol

2-phenylprop-2-en-1-ol

f. trans-1-benzyl-3-phenylcyclopentane

The above structure can also be drawn as follows:

trans-1-benzyl-3-phenylcyclopentane