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Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems

Influence of Functional Groups on Aromatic Substitution

Hard Organic Chemistry Aromatic Compounds

Aromatic compounds exhibit unique stability due to the delocalization of π electrons within their cyclic structures. Consider the following compound:

Aromatic compound structure

Which functional group, when introduced to this compound, would most likely result in a stronger electrophilic substitution reaction? This compound is known to undergo substitution reactions due to the electron-rich nature of its aromatic ring.

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