Lecture 3

what happens when a substituted benzene undergoes electrophilic attack

groups on the ring affect the reactivity of the benzene ring toward further substitution

whats an activatng group

makes it more reactive than benzene

what is a deactivating group

making the ring less reactive than benzene

what is an inductive effect

the withdrawal or donation of electons through a sigma bond due to electronegativity and the polarity of bonds in functional groups

what is the resonance effect

the withdrawal or donation of electrons through api bond due to the overlap of a p orbital

2 substituent groups are classified as?

ortho/para directors or meta directors

what substient groups is activating

ortho or para directing