Question

Why meta xylene is more stable than ortho and para xylene?

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

Meta xylene is more stable than ortho and para xylene because in meta xylene electrophile gets minimum chance to attack on ring and ring just offers only one position for electrophile to attack and that position is position no 3 on ring and other positions on ring become positively charged and electrophile face repulsion when it attacks on ring and decreases the reactivity of ring.

While in case of para and ortho xylene ring offers position # 2 and position # 4 for electrophile to attack and electrophile gets maximum chance to attack on ring making ortho and para xylene lets stable and increases the reactivity of ring.

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