Tag: Orientation of mono-substituted benzene compounds towards electrophilic substitution reaction

Theory of orientation: Orientation or directive effect can be explained by studying all the possible resonance structures of the sigma complex formed due to the electrophile at ortho, meta, and para positions for different types of monosubstituted benzene. a) Ortho-para directing groups which have an electron-releasing inductive effect (+I effect): For example, alkyl groups (-R) have […]