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The following compound will undergo elec...

The following compound will undergo electrophilic substitution more readily than benzene

A

Nitrobenzene

B

Benzoic acid

C

Benzaldehyde

D

Phenol

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D
Due to +M effect of the -OH group in phenol, electron density in the ortho and para positions of the phenol nucleus increases, hence phenol will undergo electrophilic substitution more readily than benzene. The other three compounds have electron withdrawing groups which will show more difficulty for electrophilic substitution reaction than benzene
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