Question

Benzene easily shows:

• A. ring fission reactions since it is unstable.
• B. addition reactions since it is unsaturated.
• C. electrophilic substitution reactions due to stable ring and high $\pi$ electron density.
• D. nucleophilic substitution reactions due to stable ring and minimum electron density.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

electrophilic substitution reactions due to stable ring and high $\pi$ electron density.

Electrophilic substitution reactions due to stable ring and high $\pi$ electron density.

Benzene is a planar molecule having delocalized $\pi$-electrons above and below the plane of ring. Hence, it is electron-rich. As a result, it is highly attractive to electron deficient species i.e., electrophiles.

Therefore, it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions very easily.

Option C is correct.