Chemical Forums

Chemistry Forums for Students => Organic Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: orgostudent on May 03, 2008, 07:48:19 PM

Title: what is more reactive
Post by: orgostudent on May 03, 2008, 07:48:19 PM

can you tell me which is more reactive....

ethyl benzene or just plain old benzene

Title: Re: what is more reactive
Post by: Yggdrasil on May 03, 2008, 07:53:05 PM

Would an ethyl group donate electrons or withdraw electrons from the benzene (either through conjugation or the inductive effect)?  What would the effect of donating/withdrawing electrons be on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?