Question:

The compound that is most reactive towards electrophilic substitution is

Updated On: Jun 14, 2022
  • toluene
  • benzene
  • benzoic acid
  • nitrobenzene
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

Toluene is most reactive among these. Nitro and carboxylic groups
are deactivating in aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction
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Hydrocarbons - Reaction Mechanism

Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that are entirely made up of only two kinds of atoms – carbon and hydrogen. Typically, hydrocarbons are colourless gases that have very weak odours.

Mechanism of electrophilic substitution reactions:

According to experimental evidences, SE (S = substitution; E = electrophilic) reactions are supposed to proceed via the following three steps:

  1. Generation of the electrophile
  2. Formation of carbocation intermediate
  3. Removal of proton from the carbocation interm