benzene undergoes substitution reaction more easily than
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Benzene is a planar molecule having delocalized electrons above and below the plane of the ring. ... As a result, it is highly attractive to electron-deficient species i.e., electrophiles. Therefore, it undergoes electrophilic substitution reactions very easily. Nucleophiles are electron-rich.
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If there were no resonance in benzene, π electons would have not been delocallsed and hence easily availble to undergo addition reactions as in ethylene. Further the subtituted benzene is stable due to resonance.
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