1. Which compound will be the most likely one to give the meta -substituted prod

1) H benzoic acid 2) D nitrobenzene 3) B IV > III > I > V > II 4) E isobutyl chloride 5) C toluene

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Question

1. Which compound will be the most likely one to give the meta-substituted product as the major product during electrophilic aromatic nitration?

A) phenol
B) toluene
C) aniline
D) bromobenzene
E) isopropylbenzene
F) tert-butylbenzene
G) anisole
H) benzoic acid

2. Which compound will be least reactive towards electrophilic aromatic bromination?

A) chlorobenzene
B) benzene
C) anisole
D) nitrobenzene
E) benzoic acid
F) toluene
G) acetophenone
H) benzaldehyde

3. Arrange the following compounds in order of decreasing reactivity towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.

A) II > V > III > I > IV
B) IV > III > I > V > II
C) I > IV > III > V > II
D) III > II > V > I > IV
E) IV > I > III > V > II
F) V > II > IV > I > III

4. Which compound cannot be used with the Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction?

A) tert-butyl chloride
B) sec-butyl chloride
C) chlorobenzene
D) 1-chlorobutane
E) isobutyl chloride

5. Which compound will be the most likely one to give the ortho-substituted product as the major product during electrophilic aromatic nitration?

A) propylbenzene
B) butylbenzene
C) toluene
D) tert-butylbenzene
E) isopropylbenzene
F) isobutylbenzene
G) sec-butylbenzene

1) H benzoic acid

2) D nitrobenzene

3) B IV > III > I > V > II

4) E isobutyl chloride

5) C toluene

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