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ChemistryAromatic Compounds and Aryl HalidesJEE Main

Among the following, the group that deactivates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Methyl, amino and hydroxyl are all net ring-activating (electron-donating) groups; the halogens are the exception among

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