MHT CET Chemistry question

Which of the following sequence would yield m-nitro chlorobenzene (Z) from benzene?

Answer: (C)

Solution

Nitrobenzene (X) is meta-directing, so chlorination with gives m-nitrochlorobenzene (c); in (a) chlorine directs nitration to

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