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Standard XII
Chemistry
General Mechanism of Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution
Question

Which of the following compounds will not undergo Friedal-Craft's reaction easily?
  1. xylene
  2. nitrobenzene
  3. toluene
  4. cumene

A
cumene
B
xylene
C
nitrobenzene
D
toluene
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In nitrobenzene, the strong electron withdrawing nitro group deactivates the aromatic ring towards elctrophilic aromatic substitution by reducing the electron density.
Hence, nitro benzene will not undergo Friedal-Craft's reaction easily.

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