Nitration of phenyl benzoate yields the product

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Answer

C

Explanation

It is electrophilic aromatic substition reaction because the ` COO^(-)` acts as an electron withdrawing group to the phenyl group and a moderate electron donating group to the other phenyl group the nitration will occur on the phenyl group the nitration will occur on the phenyl group where ` COO^-` is acting as an electron donating group .
The mojor product of hte nitration will have the `-NO_2` in the para position because the ortho position is paratially blocked by the large COPh group .