Hydrocarbons - Result Question 86
####89. The most reactive compound for electrophilic nitration is
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(a) Benzene
(b) Nitrobenzene
(c) Benzoic acid
(d) Toluene.
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Solution:
- (d) Due to + I-effect of the $CH_3$-group, toluene has much higher electron density in the ring than benzene, Nitrobenzene and benzoic acid.
Nitro and carboxylic group show- I-effect and hence deactivate the ring towards electrophillic substutution.
