a. Explain the electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions of benzene:
i. halogenation
ii. nitration
iii. Friedel-Crafts alkylation
iv. Friedel-Crafts acylation
MECHANISM HALOGENATION OF BENZENE
MECHANISM FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION USING PRIMARY HALOALKANE
MECHANISM FRIEDEL-CRAFTS ALKYLATION USING SECONDARY HALOALKANE
MECHANISM NITRATION OF BENZENE