Question

How does Sulfonation differ from other reactions?

(a) Reaction temperature

(b) Reversible reaction

(c) Both temperature and reversible reaction

(d) None of the mentioned

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I need to ask this question from Kinetics, Mechanism and Thermodynamics in division Sulfonation and Sulfation of Unit Processes

Answer 1

Right answer is (c) Both temperature and reversible reaction

To elaborate: Sulfonation, differs from these other reactions in two marked respects: it is reversible, and reaction temperature can, in certain cases, have an important influence on the position of the entering group.