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Why chlorine makes benzene less reactive?

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Why chlorine makes benzene less reactive?

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This is because chlorine is an electronegative group and is pulling electrons away from benzene. This makes the ring less reactive and more positive. Then when a positive electrophile tries to attach, the benzene does not want to react.

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