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Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

JEE Main 2026 — 28 January, Evening Shift — Question 51

Identify the correct statements :

The presence of −NO2-\mathrm{NO}_{2} group in benzene ring

A. activates the ring towards electrophilic substitutions.

B. deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitutions.

C. activates the ring towards nucleophilic substitutions.

D. deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitutions.

  1. Option A:

    B and D Only

  2. Option B:

    C and A Only

  3. Option C:

    A and D Only

  4. Option D:

    B and C Only

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

Presence of NO2\mathrm{NO}_{2} group in Benzene ring deactivate ring towards electrophilic substitution reaction due to -M effective & activate ring towards nucleophilic substitution. Ans. → (4) B & C

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
28 January, Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
General Organic Chemistry
Topic
Other applications of electronic effects
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