Rank the following aromatic hydrocarbons below in terms of increasing rates of sulfonation via electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS), with 1 being the slowest and 4 being the fastest. CH3 OCH₂CH3 CH₂CH3 PQR PQR STU VWX YZA STU 1 (slowest) NO₂ 2 vwx 3 YZA 4 (fastest)
Rank the following aromatic hydrocarbons below in terms of increasing rates of sulfonation via electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS), with 1 being the slowest and 4 being the fastest. CH3 OCH₂CH3 CH₂CH3 PQR PQR STU VWX YZA STU 1 (slowest) NO₂ 2 vwx 3 YZA 4 (fastest)
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![Rank the following aromatic hydrocarbons below in terms of increasing rates of
sulfonation via electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS), with 1 being the
slowest and 4 being the fastest.
CH3
I
CH₂CH3
OCH₂CH3
.NO₂
PQR
PQR
STU
VWX
YZA
STU
1 (slowest)
2
VWX
3
YZA
4 (fastest)](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fdba437f5-52db-4bb0-9879-d8eed95c05a5%2F09611e68-36c7-48b3-a2f3-5defefd9a205%2Fzdarb8j_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Rank the following aromatic hydrocarbons below in terms of increasing rates of
sulfonation via electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS), with 1 being the
slowest and 4 being the fastest.
CH3
I
CH₂CH3
OCH₂CH3
.NO₂
PQR
PQR
STU
VWX
YZA
STU
1 (slowest)
2
VWX
3
YZA
4 (fastest)
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