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Author:Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl, Donald J. DeCoste

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Chapter1: Chemical Foundations

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Which ring in each compound is more reactive toward electrophiles?

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The species that are electron deficient can be defined as electrophiles. Since, they have less electron density so they will attack at positions where electron density is high.

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a) The labelled compound is shown below.

The first ring in the compound has an ester group attached to it. Ester group is an electron donating group, so it activates the ring. Activating the ring means that it increases the electron density on the ring. Ring I is electron rich, so the attack of electrophile will be easy.

Therefore, the electrophilic attack takes place at ring I.

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