Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Para:
The relationship between two
benzene ring
substituents
on two
benzene ring
carbons separated by two
benzene ring
carbons.
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
toluene
m
-
nitro
toluene
3-
nitro
toluene
Para-
xylene
p
-
xylene
1,4-di
methyl
benzene
Related terms:
Disubstituted
,
ortho/para director
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