Aromatic Hydrocarbons - Mechanism of Electrophilic Substitution Reactions

Which of the following reactions of methane is incomplete combustion:

The intermediate carbocation formed in the reactions of HI, HBr and HCl with propene is the same and the bond energy of HCl, HBr and HI is 430.5 kJ mol^–1, 363.7 kJ mol^–1 and 296.8 kJ mol^–1 respectively. What will be the order of reactivity of these halogen acids?

Predict the major product (s) of the following reactions and explain their formation.

\[\ce{H3C - CH = CH2 ->[(Ph.CO.O)2][HBr]}\]

\[\ce{H3C - CH = CH2 ->[HBr]}\]

Nucleophiles and electrophiles are reaction intermediates having electron-rich and electron-deficient centres respectively. Hence, they tend to attack electron-deficient and electron-rich centres respectively. Classify the following species as electrophiles and nucleophiles.

(i) H₃CO^– 

(ii) \[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.}||\\
\ce{H3C - C - O-}
\end{array}\]

(iii) \[\ce{\overset{\bullet}{C}l}\]

(iv) Cl₂C:

(v) (H₃C)₃C⁺ 

(vi) Br^– 

(vii) H₃COH

(viii) R – NH – R

Write hydrocarbon radicals that can be formed as intermediates during monochlorination of 2-methylpropane? Which of them is more stable? Give reasons.