Question

Why methyl benzene/is more reactive than ethyl benzene towars electrophilic aromatic substitution?

Answer 1

Hey,

It is because methyl benzene has 3 hyper conjugative hydrogens whereas ethylbenzene has only 2 hyper conjugative hydrogens. 

These hyperconjugations make the benzene ring more stable towards ortho-para electrophilic aromatic substitutions.....

From attachment, it is clear from the picture that the electron density is increased in the ortho and para position of benzene ring by hyperconjugation..

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Answer 2

Answer:

methyl benzene

Explanation:

for electro philic substitution...

more hyperconjugative structure have more electrophilic

in case of nucleophilic.. less hyper conjugative has more nucleophilic substitution..

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