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Draw the structure of each of the following compounds:

A) 3-nitropyridine
b) 5-bromo-2-nitroaniline
c) 2-propenyl-4-methoxyphenol
d) N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-phenylammonium acetate
e) 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid (or gallic acid)

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This solution explains how to draw the structure of:

A) 3-nitropyridine
b) 5-bromo-2-nitroaniline
c) 2-propenyl-4-methoxyphenol
d) N-ethyl-N,N-dimethyl-N-phenylammonium acetate
e) 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoic acid (or gallic acid)

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A) 3-nitropyridine
For this you need to start with pyridine:

The 1 position is the nitrogen site. You need to add a nitro group (NO2) to the three position, two carbons away:

b) 5-bromo-2-nitroaniline
For this you need to start with aniline:

The 1 position is ...

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