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Presence of a nitro group in a benzene r...

Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring:

A

Activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

B

Renders the ring basic

C

Deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution

D

Deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution

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The correct Answer is:
D
`-NO_2` group shows - M effect, so withdraws the electron density from the ring and hence deactivate the ring towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.
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