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Question

This compound’s increased stability compared to nitroglycerin is enhanced by its low melting temperature. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name this explosive, a heavily substituted derivative of benzene. Explosive yield is often measured in equivalent tons of this compound.

ANSWER: TNT [or trinitrotoluene]

[10m] This compound is made by attaching a hydroxyl group to benzene. The cumene process produces acetone and this compound, which makes up the side chain of tyrosine.

ANSWER: phenol

[10h] Functional groups are often added to a benzene ring through an electrophilic aromatic substitution, which forms this type of cationic intermediate after the initial attack.

ANSWER: arenium ion [or Wheland intermediate; or sigma complex]

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Summary


Florida	Main	Y	11	15.45	100%	55%	0%
North	Main	Y	10	14.00	100%	40%	0%
Overflow	Main	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%
Pacific Northwest	Main	Y	10	16.00	100%	50%	10%
Southeast	Main	Y	11	13.64	91%	46%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	16.25	88%	75%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	7	14.29	100%	43%	0%
2025 ACF Nationals	2025-08-09	Y	14	16.43	93%	71%	0%

Data


McMaster C	Queen's A	10	10	0	20
McGill A	Guelph A	10	0	0	10
McMaster B	Queen's B	10	10	0	20
Toronto B	Toronto A	10	10	0	20
McMaster A	Toronto C	10	10	0	20
Ottawa	Toronto D	10	10	0	20
Western Ontario	Toronto E	10	0	0	10
Carleton	Toronto H	10	0	0	10
McGill C	Toronto I	10	10	0	20
Toronto J	Toronto Metropolitan	10	0	0	10
McGill B	Toronto K	10	0	0	10
Penn A	George Mason A	10	10	0	20
Maryland C	George Washington B	10	10	0	20
Maryland D	Johns Hopkins B	10	0	0	10
Maryland A	Johns Hopkins A	10	10	0	20
Georgetown B	Maryland B	10	0	0	10
NYU B	Notre Dame E	10	10	0	20
Penn B	Georgetown A	10	0	0	10
UMBC A	Johns Hopkins C	10	0	0	10
George Mason B	VCU A	10	0	0	10
Catholic University	George Washington A	10	0	0	10
Missouri A	SIUE	10	10	0	20
Truman State	WashU B	10	0	0	10
William Woods	WashU D	10	0	0	10
Chicago A	Notre Dame D	10	0	0	10
Chicago D	Notre Dame A	10	10	0	20
Illinois A	Louisville B	10	10	10	30
Illinois C	Louisville A	10	10	0	20
Indiana A	UIC	10	10	0	20
Michigan B	Indiana B	10	0	0	10
Kentucky	Michigan D	10	0	0	10
Chicago B	Michigan C	10	10	0	20
Michigan A	Purdue B	10	0	0	10
Notre Dame B	Purdue C	10	0	0	10
BU	MIT B	10	10	0	20
Brown C	Brandeis Clemenceau	10	0	0	10
Brown B	Brandeis Lloyd George	10	0	0	10
Brandeis Orlando	Brandeis Wilson	10	0	0	10
Cornell-UG	Dartmouth	10	10	0	20
Brown A	Harvard	10	10	0	20
MIT A	Amherst A	10	10	0	20
Tufts B	Tufts A	10	0	0	10
Yale A	Williams	10	10	0	20
Yale B	BC A	0	0	0	0
Northwestern A	Alberta B	10	10	0	20
Ohio	Arizona State B	0	0	0	0
Northwestern C	Rose State	10	0	0	10
Texas A	Arizona State A	10	10	0	20
McGill D	Texas B	10	10	0	20
Tulsa	UTD B	10	10	0	20
UCO	Northwestern B	10	10	0	20
Iowa	UTD A	10	10	0	20
Bowdoin B	BC B	10	0	0	10
Alabama B	Alabama A	10	0	0	10
Huntsville A	Auburn B	10	0	0	10
Bruin A	Auburn A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech C	Georgia Tech A	10	10	0	20
Georgia Tech B	Vanderbilt B	10	10	0	20
Vanderbilt A	Georgia Tech D	10	0	0	10
Mississippi State A	UAB A	10	0	0	10
City St George's A	Sheffield B	0	0	0	0
Bristol B	Imperial B	10	10	0	20
Cambridge A	Edinburgh B	10	10	0	20
Birmingham A	Imperial A	10	0	0	10
Edinburgh A	LSE A	10	10	0	20
Lancaster A	Cambridge C	10	10	0	20
LSE B	Manchester B	10	0	0	10
Manchester A	Oxford A	10	10	0	20
Oxford B	Durham A	10	10	0	20
Southampton A	Sheffield C	10	10	0	20
Southampton B	Cambridge D	10	10	0	20
Sheffield A	Warwick A	10	10	0	20
Bristol A	Warwick B	10	10	0	20
Durham B	Imperial C	10	0	0	10