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Offline orgostudent

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what is more reactive
« on: May 03, 2008, 07:48:19 PM »
can you tell me which is more reactive....

ethyl benzene or just plain old benzene
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Re: what is more reactive
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2008, 07:53:05 PM »
Would an ethyl group donate electrons or withdraw electrons from the benzene (either through conjugation or the inductive effect)?  What would the effect of donating/withdrawing electrons be on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
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