Cyclohexene and toluene + sulfuric acid

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The discussion centers on the reactions of cyclohexene and toluene with sulfuric acid. When cyclohexene reacts with sulfuric acid, a yellow-orange precipitate may form, indicating a change in solubility, which can become murky. In contrast, toluene, when heated with sulfuric acid, exhibits only a color change without precipitate formation, suggesting it remains soluble. The experiment highlights the potential protonation of cyclohexene, allowing it to act as an electrophile in electrophilic aromatic substitution with toluene.

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For cyclohexene and sulfuric acid reaction, is a precipitate suppose to form? the results looked yellow-orange ish, but it became murky. I'm suppose to note the solubility change, but i don't know what to say for it. Please help thanks.

For Toluene though, i heated it as well, and there was only a colour change, but it remained clear. What can I say about the solubility change for this? That it's still soluble? Again please help. Thanks
 
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you'll need to be more specific and give out more details of the experiment, for instance, does this experiment involve a reaction between cyclohexene and toulene? In that case, cyclohexene could be protonated to become an electrophile which can react with toulene through an electrophilic aromatic substitution.
 

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