Hydrocarbons - Result Question 69
####71. Among the following compounds the one that is most reactive towards electrophilic nitration is:
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(a) Benzoic acid
(b) Nitrobenzene
(c) Toluene
(d) Benzene
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Solution:
- (c) Electrophilic rate order
Toluene
Benzene
Benzoic acid
Nitrobenzene Since nitration is an electrophilic substitution hence presence of electron releasing group like $CH_3$ in the nucleus facilitates nitration.
