Q. Among the following, the compound that be most readily sulphonated is
A) Benzene
B) Nitrobenzene
C) toluene
D) chlorobenzene
Explanation
(c)
Reactivity towards electrophilic substitution increases as the electron density in the benzene ring increases. Since $CH_{3}$ is a strong electron donating group thus can be most readily sulphonated
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