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The most common reaction of benzene is...

The most common reaction of benzene is

A

nucleophilic substitution

B

nucleophilic addition

C

electrophilic addition

D

electrophilic substitution

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D
The most characteristic reaction of benzene are the substitution reactions that occur when it reacts with electrophilic reagents in these reactions there is more or less no loss of the resonance energy.
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