Q.

The ortho/para directing group among the following is

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a

COOH

b

CN

c

COCH3

d

NHCOCH3

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

– COOH and COCH3 are meta directing group due to the presence of -C∥- , similarly CN is also meta directingdue to the presence of multiple bond while NHCOCH3 is ortho/para directing group because of less electron density over -C∥- group.
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