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Why does benzene undergo substitution much more readily than addition?
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High School (11–12)
Hydrocarbons
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Why does benzene undergo substitution much more readily than addition?
Substitution keeps the delocalised pi cloud, and addition would destroy it
Benzene has no pi electrons, so it cannot add a reagent
Addition gives out more heat than substitution in every case
The C-H bonds of benzene are weaker than its C-C bonds
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