A chemist isolated an aromatic compound with molecular formula C6H4Br2. He treated this compound with nitric acid and sulfuric acid and isolated threedifferent isomers, in different amounts, with molecular formula C6H3Br2NO2. What was the structure of the original compound?

A chemist isolated an aromatic compound with molecular formula C6H4Br2. He treated this compound with nitric acid and sulfuric acid and isolated threedifferent isomers, in different amounts, with molecular formula C6H3Br2NO2. What was the structure of the original compound?

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Chapter17: Carboxylic Acids

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A chemist isolated an aromatic compound with molecular formula C₆H₄Br₂. He treated this compound with nitric acid and sulfuric acid and isolated three
different isomers, in different amounts, with molecular formula C₆H₃Br₂NO₂. What was the structure of the original compound?

Definition Definition Organic compounds with a planar cyclic ring of atoms bonded through alternated single and double bonds. Aromatic organic compounds, also called arenes, are an important class of hydrocarbons under the branch of organic chemistry.

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