Why is pyridine less reactive than benzeñe toward electrophilic substitution?
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Because nitrogen present in pyridine is more electronegative than the carbon present in benzene and because of the fact that nitrogen is more electronegative than carbon , pyridine acts as electron withdrawing group than compared to that of benzene.
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Answer: Pyridine is less reactive, thanbenzene toward electrophilic aromaticsubstitution, because nitrogen is moreelectronegative, than carbon and acts like an electron withdrawing group. ... Answer: Pyridine is more reactive thanbenzene because the presence of nitrogen enables pyridine to react with nucleophiles.
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