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Explain why the amino group in aniline acts as a powerful activator and o- and p- director towards electrophilic substitution reaction. |
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Answer» <P> Solution :`-NH_(2)` group has a LONE PAIR of electrons. It is delocalised by resonance with benzene ring creating negative charges at o- and p- positions in RESONATING structures. It increases electron density at o- and p- and that is why electrophilic substitution takes place at o- and p- positions. |
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