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why the –NHCOCH3 group in acetanilide is only moderately activating while the -NH2 group in aniline is strongly activating?

Organic Chemistry: A Guided Inquiry

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Chapter27: Amines

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In an Electrophilic Aromatic Reaction explain:

1. why the –NHCOCH3 group in acetanilide is only moderately activating while the -NH2 group in aniline is strongly activating?

2.Also explain why in a Electrophilic Aromatic Reaction why potassium bromate is used in this reaction instead of Br2 directly?

Definition Definition Organic compounds with a planar cyclic ring of atoms bonded through alternated single and double bonds. Aromatic organic compounds, also called arenes, are an important class of hydrocarbons under the branch of organic chemistry.

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