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Chemistry of Hydrocarbons Reactivity in Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

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Which compound is nitrated with the greatest difficulty?

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Correct Answer: B) Nitrobenzene

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Nitrobenzene is strongly deactivated by the electron-withdrawing –NO₂ group and therefore undergoes further nitration slowly.

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