Which of the following compound is most reactive in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

Which of the following compound is most reactive in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

Solution

Electron withdrawing groups decreases the reactivity of benzene and electron releasing groups increases the acidic nature.

+R effect of -OH group enhances the reactivity in aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction.

Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 2)

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