Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring

  • A
    deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
  • B
    activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
  • C
    renders the ring basic
  • D
    deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution.

Explore More

Similar Questions

Identify the major product of the following nitration reaction:

Assertion : $S_{N}2$ reaction of an optically active aryl halide with an aqueous solution of $KOH$ always gives an alcohol with opposite sign of rotation.
Reason : $S_{N}2$ reactions always proceed with retention of configuration.

Identify the name of the reaction in which an aryl halide reacts with an alkyl halide and sodium metal in dry ether to produce substituted aromatic compounds.

The only $o, p-$ directing group which is deactivating in nature is

Identify $Y$ in the following reaction.

Difficult
View Solution

Vedclass Products

For Students

Vedclass Test Series

Mock tests in real JEE/NEET style with performance analysis. 5-day free trial.

Start Free Trial
For Teachers

Exam Paper Generator

Generate Set A/B/C/D exam papers from 7.5L+ questions in 2 minutes. 3 chapters free.

Try Free
For Institutes

Online Exam Module

Live online exams with unlimited students, 360° analytics & white-label branding.

See Demo