Styrene (vinylbenzene) undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution much faster thanbenzene, and the products are found to be primarily ortho- and para-substituted styrenes.Use resonance forms of the intermediates to explain these results.

Styrene (vinylbenzene) undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution much faster thanbenzene, and the products are found to be primarily ortho- and para-substituted styrenes.Use resonance forms of the intermediates to explain these results.

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Chapter20: Dienes, Conjugated Systems, And Pericyclic Reactions

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Styrene (vinylbenzene) undergoes electrophilic aromatic substitution much faster than
benzene, and the products are found to be primarily ortho- and para-substituted styrenes.
Use resonance forms of the intermediates to explain these results.

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