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Among the following, the compound that can be most readily sulphonated is:

A

benzene

B

chlorobenzene

C

toluene

D

nitrobenzene

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C
Reactivity towards electrophilic substitution reaction increases as the electron density in the benzene ring increases. Since, methyl is an strong electron donating group then the given. Hence, toluene is most readily sulphonated.
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