Q.

STATEMENT-1: Toluene is less reactive than anisole towards electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.
STATEMENT-2: Methyl group in Toluene shows positive inductive effect whereas methoxy group in anisole shows resonance (+R)effect.
 

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a

Both statement I and statement ll are incorrect.

b

Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect

c

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is Correct.

d

Both statements I and statements lI are correct.

answer is D.

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In Toluene inductive and hyper conjugation effect is present, where as in anisole, the more powerful +M effect is operative.

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STATEMENT-1: Toluene is less reactive than anisole towards electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.STATEMENT-2: Methyl group in Toluene shows positive inductive effect whereas methoxy group in anisole shows resonance (+R)effect.