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(a) Show the formation of the electrophile in the following reactions : (i) CI_(2)+AICI_(3), (ii) HNO_(3)+H_(2)SO_(4), (iii) Br_(2)+Fe, (iv) H_(2)SO_(4), (v) H_(2)S_(2)O_(7), Fuming sulphuric acid. (b) How do substituent groups on an aromatic rign influence the course of electrophilic aromatic substituion ? Classify them by their effects.

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Solution :(a) (i) `CI_(2)+AICI_(3)toCI^(+)+AICI_(4)^(-)`
(ii) `HONO_(2)+HOSO_(3)HtoH_(2)O+NO_(2)^(+)+HSO_(4)^(-)`
(iii) `2Fe+3FeBr_(2)to2FeBr_(3)`
`FeBr_(3)+Br_(2)toBr^(+)+FeBr_(4)^(-)`
(iv) `2H_(2)SO_(4)toH_(3)O^(+)+HSO_(4)^(-)+SO_(3)`
(v)`H_(2)S_(2)O_(7)toH^(+)+HSO_(4)^(+)+SO_(3)`
(B) The substituents on an aromatic ring affect the electrophilic substitution in two ways :
1. Reactivity : The compound is more reactive than benzene, the groups present are activating. In case, the compound is less reactive than benzene, the groups present are deactivating.
2. Orientation : Whether electrophile (E) enters ortho, para or meta. There are three CLASSES of SUBSTITUENT groups:
(i)All activaing groups direct E to ortho or parapositions.
(ii) Most deactivating groups direct E to meta-positions. ltbegt (iii) A few deactivating groups, e.g., halogens direct E to ortho or para-positions.


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