Educational Materials for Organic Chemistry

Practice Questions for Chapter 16 - CEM 251

Following is a challenging electrophilic aromatic substitution question.

Try drawing out the resonance structures to help explain your answer.

Which phenyl ring will most likely react first in an electrophilic aromatic substitution? Consider each ring carefully.

Solution

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