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Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring:

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a

Activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

b

Renders the ring basic

c

Deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution

d

Deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

– NO2 group shows – M effect, so withdraws the electron density from the ring and hence deactivate the ring towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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