Question

Arenes generally undergoes :

• A. Electrophilic addition reaction
• B. Electrophilic substitution reaction
• C. Nucleophilic substitution reaction
• D. All of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Electrophilic substitution reaction

Arenes (aromatic hydrocarbons) usually undergo electrophilic substitution reactions. However, under special conditions they can also undergo addition and oxidation reactions.
Arenes contain double bonds just like alkenes but they do not undergo electrophilic addition because these would result to their loss of ring aromaticity.