Why do aromatic compounds undergo substitution rather than addition reactions?
1 Answer
Mar 3, 2018
I am giving the example of Benzene to explain the answer.
Explanation:
Benzene undergoes substitution rather than addition reactions
because addition reactions disrupt the delocolisation of the pi
molecular orbital which then results in the stability of the benzene
compound being reduced whereas substitution reactions only
cause temporary disruption and so the stability of the benzene
compound can be maintained.
