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For each of the following substituted benzenes: [1] C6H5Br;  [2] C6H5CN;  [3] C6H5OCOCH3:a...

For each of the following substituted benzenes: [1] C6H5Br;  [2] C6H5CN;  [3] C6H5OCOCH3:

a.  Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by an inductive effect?


b.  Does the substituent donate or withdraw electron density by a resonance effect?


c.  On balance, does the substituent make a benzene ring more or less electron rich than benzene itself?


d.  Does the substituent activate or deactivate the benzene ring in electrophilic aromatic substitution?

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