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Q. Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 2010

Solution:

Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution preferably to ortho and para positions. This is clear from the following resonatic structure

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