Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution (SNAr)
Description: Aromatic rings containing electron withdrawing groups and a leaving group can undergo substitution reactions when treated with strong nucleophiles.
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Org. Synth. 1934, 14, 66
DOI Link: 10.15227/orgsyn.014.0066
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For the last diagram showing resonance you said “what about attack at the carbon ‘ortho’ to the nitro group” , but you meant to say meta.
Fixed! thank you