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ChemistryAromatic HydrocarbonELECTROPHILLIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONMedium2 minQB
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Compound which shows highest rate of electrophilic substitution :
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
In m-xylene an available ring position is activated by both methyl groups through hyperconjugation/+I effects. The tert-butyl-containing alternatives have greater steric hindrance at the activated positions. Thus C has the highest electrophilic-substitution rate.
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