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JEE Main 2025 — 29 January, Evening Shift — Question 5

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Statement I and the other is labelled as Statement II:

Statement I: On nitration of m-xylene with HNO3,H2SO4\mathrm{HNO}_{3}, \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1, 3-dicarboxylic acid is obtained as the major product.

Statement II: CH3\mathrm{CH}_{3} group is o/p-directing whileNO2\mathrm{NO}_{2} group is m-directing group.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. Option A:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  2. Option B:

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

    Correct
  3. Option C:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  4. Option D:

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

Answer: B

Step-by-step solution

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−CH3-\mathrm{CH}_{3} group is o/p\mathrm{o} / \mathrm{p} directing while −NO2-\mathrm{NO}_{2} group is meta directing.

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Exam
JEE Main 2025
Paper
29 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Organic Chemistry
Topic
Other applications of electronic effects
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