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Statement I: Nitration of chlorobenzene leads to the formation of m-nitrochlorobenzene Statement II: −NO2 group is a m-directing group
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Both statement I and statement II are correct and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I Both statement I and statement II are correct but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I Statement I is correct but statement II is false Statement I is false but statement II is correct |
Statement I is false but statement II is correct |
Statement I: Nitration of chlorobenzene leads to the formation of m-nitrochlorobenzene. This statement is false. Nitration of chlorobenzene typically results in the formation of a mixture of ortho (o-) and para (p-) nitrochlorobenzene isomers. The m-nitrochlorobenzene isomer is not the major product obtained in the nitration of chlorobenzene. Statement II: -NO2 group is a m-directing group. This statement is correct. The -NO2 group is known as a meta-directing group in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions. It directs incoming groups or substitutions to the meta position on the aromatic ring. Therefore, the correct answer is: 4. Statement I is false but statement II is correct. |
