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Why are halogins orthopara directing in aromatic compounds? |
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Answer» Halogens are very ELECTRONEGATIVE. This means that inductively they are ELECTRON withdrawing. HOWEVER, because of their ability to donate a lone pair of electrons in resonance forms, they are activators and ortho/para directing. ... Electron withdrawing groups are meta directors and they are deactivators. Explanation: |
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