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For an electrophilic aromatic substituti...

For an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction

A

Chlorine is o-p directing group and also electron releasing group

B

Chlorine is o-p directing group and also electron withdrawing group

C

Chlorine is meta directing group and also electron releasing group

D

Chlorine is meta directing group and also electron withdrawing group

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The correct Answer is:
B
Due to high electronegativity of chlorine, it is electron withdrawing group.
The ortho and para positions carry high electron charge density due to resonance, so it is o- and p- directing for electrophilic substitution
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