Why is chlorobenzene is ortho Paraing yet deactivating towards electrophilic substitution?
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- The -I effect of chlorine is stronger than its +R effect, hence chlorine causes net deactivation. ... - Therefore, in electrophilic substitution reactions of chlorobenzene, the ortho/ para directing ability of chlorine is due to the positive resonance effect (+M of Cl).
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