For the given molecule, "x", the preferred site for the attack of the electrophile is :

- A
Predominantly at "r"
- B
"r" and "u"
- C
"p" and "s"
- D
Predominantly at "u"
The molecule contains two aromatic rings connected by an amide linkage. The ring attached to the nitrogen (anilide ring, bearing positions u and s) is activated towards electrophilic aromatic substitution because the nitrogen lone pair donates into the ring through resonance ( effect).
The other ring (carrying positions r and p) is attached through the electron-withdrawing carbonyl group (), which deactivates it.
Hence electrophilic substitution occurs predominantly on the anilide ring, at the para position labelled "u" (ortho/para to the activator, with para preferred for steric reasons).
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