JEE Main Chemistry question

In the compound phenyl benzoate (Ring I–C(=O)–O–Ring II), electrophilic substitution occurs at

(A)ortho/para position at Ring I
(B)meta position at Ring I
(C)ortho/para position at Ring IICorrect
(D)meta position at Ring II

Answer: (C)

Solution

Ring I bears the carbonyl group directly (an electron-withdrawing, deactivating, meta-directing substituent). Ring II bears the ester oxygen, whose lone pair can still

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Question ID VK-139275