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Why does presence of a nitro group make the benzene ring less reactive in comparison to the unsubstituted benzene ring. Explain.

 

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The benzene ring deactivated and the electron density decreases on the ortho and para positions as compared to the meta positions due to the presence of nitro group which has -I and -R effects.

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