JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryAromatic Compounds and Aryl HalidesJEE Main

Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring [AIEEE 2007]

Answer: (D)

Solution

–NO is strongly electron-withdrawing by both induction and resonance, making the ring electron-poor. This *deactivates* the ring toward electrophilic

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