Benzene:
Natural occurrence, properties, stability of benzene. Canonical structures of
benzene – kekule and Dewa structures. Aromaticity: - Clasical treatment,
comparison of aromatic and non aromatic systems. Polynuclear Aromatic
Hydrocarbons (PAH): Types, occurrence, canonical forms. Reactivity of different
positions in phenanthrene, naphthalene and anthracene. Important Aromatic
compounds: - Amines, Amides, acids phenols, aldehydes, ketones and diazonium
compounds and derivatives. Natural sources, synthesis and properties.
Nucleophilic substitution reaction in aromatic systems. Alicyclic compounds: -
Types of compounds. Nomenclature of polycyclic alkanes. Synthesis of alicyclil
compounds and special reactions. Strain theory. Conformational analysis
- Lecturer: Sunday Adeniyi