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Which of the following compounds is the most reactive towards nitration with a mixture of conc. `HNO_(3)` and conc. `H_(2)SO_(4)` under identical conditions?

A

`C_(6)H_(6)`

B

`C_(6)H_(5)NO_(2)`

C

`C_(6)H_(5)CH_(3)`

D

`C_(6)H_(5)CCl_(3)`

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C
`-NO_(2)` and `-C Cl_(3)` groups are strongly deactivating while `-CH_(3)` group is weakly activating.
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