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Date November 2020 Marks available 1 Reference code 20N.1.sl.TZ0.27
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number 27 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which mechanism does benzene most readily undergo?

A.  Nucleophilic substitution

B.  Electrophilic substitution

C.  Electrophilic addition

D.  Free radical substitution

Markscheme

B

Examiners report

Vast majority of candidates understood benzene undergoes substitution rather than addition, with some thinking of it as nucleophilic rather than electrophilic substitution.

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Core » Topic 10: Organic chemistry » 10.2 Functional group chemistry
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