JEE Main 2007 — Hydrocarbons Question with Solution
JEE Main 2007
Question
Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring
Choose an option
Show full solutionCorrect option: D
Correct answer
Ddeactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
Step-by-step explanation
group shows effect, so withdraws the electron density from the ring and hence deactivate the ring towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.
Hence, (D) is correct.
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