Among the following statements on the nitration of aromatic compounds, the false one is;

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The rate of nitration of benzene is almost the same as that of hexadeuterobenzene.

Nitration is an electrophilic substitution reaction.

The rate of nitration of toluene is greater than that of benzene.

The rate of nitration of benzene is greater than that of hexadeuterobenzene.

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

An isotope of benzene called hexadeuterobenzene has deuterium in place of all the hydrogen atoms.

Nitric acid produces the nitronium ion in the benzene nitration process.

The kinetic isotope effect is missing because hydrogen removal does not participate in the rate determination stage.
Hence, the option is correct.

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