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ChemistryNomenclatureIUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compoundsEasy2 minQB

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The rate of nitration of the compounds (I) benzene and (II) hexadeuterobenzene ( $C_{6} D_{6}$ ) is in the following order :

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In the rate-determining step the electrophile ( $N O_{2}^{+}$ ) adds to the ring; C-H or C-D bond cleavage is fast and not rate-determining. So there is no kinetic isotope effect and the rates are equal.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:NomenclatureSubtopic:IUPAC nomenclature of Aromatic/cyclic compounds

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