Reactivity in Haloarenes

Asked by Prince Patel · 2 years ago

Why are haloarenes less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions compared to haloalkanes?

1 Answer

Haloarenes are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions because of the resonance stabilization in the benzene ring. The electron density is delocalized over the aromatic ring, making the carbon-halogen bond stronger and less likely to be broken by a nucleophile.

NEET Faculty · 2 years ago

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