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Discuss the mechanism of benzene. Explain why does nitrobenzene undergo electrophilic substitution at m-position and nucleophilic substitution at o- and p-position.

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  • Which of the following substitution of benzene is ortho-para in electrophilic substitution and ortho-para in nucleophilic substitution?

    A
    `-NO_(2)`
    B
    `-NO`
    C
    `-SO_(3)H`
    D
    `-SO_(2)Me`