Answer to Question #304580 in General Chemistry for mer

Question

analyse the effects of monosubstituents -OH, -Cl, -NO2 and -CH3 on the benzene ring

Answer 1

-OH is strong activator, so it activates the ring, - Ch3 is also a moderate activator, so so it activates the ring. - Cl is a weak deactivator,so it deactivates the ring but - N02 is stong deactivator, so it deactivates the ring to the maximum