Answer to Question #138758 in Organic Chemistry for jabulile nhlabathi

Question

Give an outline of your step-by-step total synthesis of 1,2,3-tribromobenzene, from aniline [12].

For each step, give a brief description of the experimental procedure describing how much of each reagent you would use, in what solvent and at what temperature you would do the reaction.

Please list the Safety Precautions of each step. [34]

(ii) For each step, briefly explain how 1H- and/or 13C-NMR would help you differentiate between your starting material and product for each step in your synthesis.

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