Question

Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho, para directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Why?.

Answer 1

although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group yet it is ortho para directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.explain. Answer: The -I effect of chlorine withdraws electrons from the benzene ring. Hence tends to destabilize the intermediate carbocation formed during the electrophilic substitution.