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Which of the following compounds will not undergo Friedel`-` Crafts reaction easily ?

A

Xylene

B

Nitrobenzene

C

Tulene

D

Cumene

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B

Friedel-crafts reaction is a typical electrophilic substitution reaction and nitro group in nitrobenzene is a powerful deactivator.
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