1. Electrophilic substitution reactions, such as halogenation, sulfonation, alkylation, and nitration, commonly occur on aromatic compounds like benzene. These reactions involve attack by an electrophile. 2. The orientation of a second substituent on a monosubstituted benzene ring is determined by factors such as the kinetics, electron density, and stability of the reaction intermediate. The first substituent activates or deactivates certain positions of the ring. 3. When two or more substituents are present on a benzene ring, their directing effects can reinforce each other, oppose each other, or have no effect, determining the position of additional substituents. The more