Statement 1: Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel- Craft’s reaction. Statement 2: Fusion of nitrobenzene with solid KOH gives a low yield of a mixture of o-and p-nitrophenols

Question

Statement 1: Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel- Craft’s reaction. Statement 2: Fusion of nitrobenzene with solid KOH gives a low yield of a mixture of o-and p-nitrophenols (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1. (B) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1. (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

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Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel-Craft’s reaction because its -NO2 group deactivates benzene ring for electrophilic substitution. Although the given statement of the reason is correct, it is not correct explanation of the given statement

Q. Statement 1: Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel- Craft’s reaction.
Statement 2: Fusion of nitrobenzene with solid $K O H$ gives a low yield of a mixture of o-and p-nitrophenols

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1.

If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1.

If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.

If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true.

Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel-Craft’s reaction because its $- N O_{2}$ group deactivates benzene ring for electrophilic substitution. Although the given statement of the reason is correct, it is not correct explanation of the given statement

Q. Statement 1: Nitrobenzene is used as a solvent in Friedel- Craft’s reaction. Statement 2: Fusion of nitrobenzene with solid KOH gives a low yield of a mixture of o-and p-nitrophenols