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5. Adam Splidda and Flo Wrene were asked to make 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid. They came up with the plan below. The Plan: NH2 SO3 NH2 H2SO4 HO3S 4-aminobenzenesulfonic acid The product: S, 1H t, 1H s, 2H d d, 1H 1H s, 1H 0 4 PPM Were they successful? Draw the molecule represented by the 1H NMR spectrum above. Label all unique H. Label the peaks corresponding to each kind of H. If Adam and Flo created something other than their target molecule, provide a mechanism that explains formation of this other molecule.

The NMR spectrum suggests the formation of the meta-substituted product, but NH2 is an ortho/para directing group. Using the given chemicals, provide a mechanism to arrive at the meta-substituted product.

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Very good question.

In presence of H2SO4, protonation of aniline occurs and NH2 gets converted into NH3+.

Then NH3+is a deactivating group and directs the new incoming electrophile towards Meta position.

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