Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
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The relationship between two
benzene ring
substituents
on two
benzene ring
carbons separated by one
benzene ring
carbon.
The relationship of two
benzene ring
substituents
can be described as
ortho
, meta, or
para
.
Ortho
-dibromo
benzene
o
-dibromo
benzene
1,2-Dibromo
benzene
Meta-
nitro
phenol
m
-
nitro
phenol
3-
Nitro
phenol
Para
-
xylene
p
-
xylene
1,4-Di
methyl
benzene
Related terms:
Disubstituted
,
meta director
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