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Question:

Which of the following compounds will not undergo Friedal-Craft's reaction easily?

xylene

nitrobenzene

toluene

cumene

Solution:

In nitrobenzene, the strong electron withdrawing nitro group deactivates the aromatic ring towards electrophilic aromatic substitution by reducing the electron density. Hence, nitrobenzene will not undergo Friedal-Craft's reaction easily.