Both ethylene (C2H4) and benzene (C6H6) contain the C==C bond. The reactivity of ethylene is greater than

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Both ethylene (C2H4) and benzene (C6H6) contain the C==C bond. The reactivity of ethylene is greater than that of benzene. For example, ethylene readily reacts with molecular bromine, whereas benzene is normally quite inert toward molecular bromine and many other compounds. Explain this difference in reactivity?
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Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0077274313

10th edition

Authors: Raymond Chang

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