Among the following, the compound that can be most readily sulphonated is:

benzene

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nitrobenzene

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toluene

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chlorobenzene

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Solution

The correct option is C toluene
Toulene can be most readily sulfonated because of the electron releasing group attached to it. Nucleophilicity increases resulting in a fast attack to $E^{\oplus}$ (during sulphonation).
Hence, the correct option is C.

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