Please solve and explain? **Question 14:** Explain why pyrrole is an electron-rich heterocycle that is activated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, while pyridine is an electron-poor heterocycle that is deactivated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution.---**Explanation:****Pyrrole** is an electron-rich heterocycle primarily because of the lone pair of electrons on the nitrogen atom. This lone pair is part of the aromatic sextet, contributing to the electron density of the ring, making pyrrole more reactive towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.**Pyridine**, on the other hand, is electron-poor. The nitrogen in pyridine is sp2 hybridized, with its lone pair in an sp2 orbital orthogonal to the aromatic π system. This configuration does not contribute electron density to the ring and instead makes nitrogen more electronegative, withdrawing electron density from the ring. As a result, pyridine is less reactive toward electrophilic substitution. In summary:- **Pyrrole:** Electron-rich, facilitates electrophilic aromatic substitution.- **Pyridine:** Electron-poor, resists electrophilic aromatic substitution.

In case of pyrrole, the l.p. present on N atom is heavily delocalized into the ring to maintain aromaticity. That's why ring become electron rich. This means the ring is activated. That's why it undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. But, in case of pyridine, the N atom withdraws electron density from ring. That's why ring become electron deficient. This means the ring is deactivated. That's why pyridine doesn't undergo electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. The resonance present in pyrrole and pyridine are shown in image.

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14. Explain why pyrrole is an electron-rich heterocycle that is activated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, while pyridine is an electron poor heterocyclic that is deactivated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution.

14. Explain why pyrrole is an electron-rich heterocycle that is activated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution, while pyridine is an electron poor heterocyclic that is deactivated toward electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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