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Question
Assertion: Nitration of chlorobenzene leads to the formation of m-nitrochlorobenzene.
Reason: –NO2 group is a m-directing group.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
Solution
Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.
Explanation:
Nitration of chlorobenzene gives ortho and para nitro chlorobenzene. However, nitro group is meta directing in nature.
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