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Chloro atom in chlorobenzene is ortho para director because

A

resonance effect predominates over inductive effect

B

inductive effect predominates over resonance effect

C

both inductive effect and resonance effect are evenly matched

D

only resonance effect operates

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  • The chlorine atom in chlorobenzene is ortho and para direction because

    A
    resonance effect predominates over inductive effect
    B
    inductive effect predominates over resonance effect
    C
    both inductive and resonance effect are evenly matched
    D
    only resonance effect and no inductive effect is operating

  • Chlorobenzene does not give SN^(1) reaction, because of

    A
    chlorine is attached to sp hybridized carbon atom.
    B
    chlorine is attached to `sp^(3)` hybridized carbon
    C
    resonance stabilization of benzene produces
    D
    self ionization of chloro benzene produces phenyl cation, which is not stabilized by resonance.

  • In electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions of chlorobenzene, the ortho/para-directing ability of chloride is due to its

    A
    positive inductive effects (+I)
    B
    negative inductive effect (-I)
    C
    positive resonance effect (+R)
    D
    negative resonance effect (-R)

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