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Substituents on an aromatic ring can have several effects on electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. Substituents can
activate or deactivate the ring to substitution, donate or withdraw electrons inductively, donate or withdraw electrons through
resonance, and direct substitution either to the orth(o)/(p)ara or to the meta positions. From the lists of substituents, select the
substituents that correspond to each indicated property. The substituents are written as -XY , where X is the atom directly bound
to the aromatic ring.
These substituents activate the ring
towards substitution.
-CF_(3)
-Br
-NHCOCH_(3)
-OCOCH_(3)
These substituents withdraw electrons
through resonance.
-(C)/(O)O H
-CN
-OCH_(3)
-OH
These substituents give
orth(o)/(p)ara-directed substitution.
-NHCOCH_(3)
-CH_(3)
-NO_(2)
-Br
-SO_(3)H