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Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho, para directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Why? |
| Answer» Solution :The LONE pairs of electrons on chlorine take part in REASONANCE with the benzene ring making ortho and para positions negative. Therefore it is ortho and para directing in electrophilic AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION. | |