Question

Why pyridine is more reactive towars nucluophiles than benzene?

Answer 1

Pyridine is more reactive than benzene towards nucleophiles as it contains 3 electron withdrawing groups(NO2) which lowers the electron density if the benzene ring therefore due to this and the inductive effect it is more reactive than benzene.

Answer 2

Pyridine is less reactive, than benzene toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, because nitrogen is more electronegative, than carbon and acts like an electron withdrawing group. Answer: Pyridine is more reactive than benzene because the presence of nitrogen enables pyridine to react with nucleophiles.