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Haloalkanes And Haloarenes

Question
CBSEENCH12007629

Why is the reactivity of haloarenes low in nucleophilic substitution reactions?

Solution

In haloarenes the lone pair of electron on halogen atom is delocalized on the benzene ring. Since aryl halides are stabilizes by resonance hence the energy of acitvation for displacement of halogen form aryl halides is much greater than alkyl halides thus they not under go nucleophillic substiution reaction.