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Chemistry of Hydrocarbons Reactivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

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Which compound is least reactive toward electrophilic bromination of the aromatic ring?

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Correct Answer: A) Nitrobenzene

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The –NO₂ group strongly withdraws electron density and greatly deactivates the benzene ring toward electrophilic substitution.

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