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1. Anthracene

Explain the higher reactivity of the middle position (9) of anthracene towards SEAr.

2. Kinetic and thermodynamic control

Sulfonation of naphthalene at 80 °C gives naphthalene-1-sulfonic acid, and at 160 °C naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid. Explain.

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