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Chemistry of Hydrocarbons Reactivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

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The correct decreasing order of reactivity toward electrophilic aromatic substitution is:

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Correct Answer: A) Aniline > Toluene > Benzene > Nitrobenzene

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–NH₂ strongly activates the ring, –CH₃ weakly activates it, benzene is the reference, and –NO₂ strongly deactivates the ring.

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