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Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: yzhw on February 10, 2015, 09:05:09 PM

Title: Electron Withdrawing or Donating Group Substituted Benzenes
Post by: yzhw on February 10, 2015, 09:05:09 PM

Does anyone know if a cyclohexanol attached to a benzene is a electron withdrawing or donating group?

Title: Re: Electron Withdrawing or Donating Group Substituted Benzenes
Post by: sjb on February 11, 2015, 02:25:47 AM

Quote from: yzhw on February 10, 2015, 09:05:09 PM

Does anyone know if a cyclohexanol attached to a benzene is a electron withdrawing or donating group?

How do you know if a group is ED or EW?

Title: Re: Electron Withdrawing or Donating Group Substituted Benzenes
Post by: yzhw on February 12, 2015, 01:18:03 AM

I got it.  The attached cyclohexanol is an electron donating group because of the alkane group attached to the alcohol and benzene...http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/Carey5th/Ch12/ch12-8b.html (http://www.chem.ucalgary.ca/courses/350/Carey5th/Ch12/ch12-8b.html)