A group which deactivites the benzene ring towards eletrophilic substitution but which directs the incoming group principally to the o- and p- positons is

A group which deactivites the benzene ring towards eletrophilic substi

1.	A group which deactivites the benzene ring towards eletrophilic substitution but which directs the incoming group principally to the o- and p- positons is
Answer» <html><body><p>`-NH_(2)`<br/>`-Cl`<br/>`-NO_(2)`<br/>`-C_(2)H_(<a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/5-319454" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 5">5</a>)`</p>Solution :Electron accepting groups which <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/make-546668" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about MAKE">MAKE</a> the substitution difficult are known of deactiviting groups. The group or substituent already <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/present-1163722" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about PRESENT">PRESENT</a> on the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/ring-1189545" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RING">RING</a> also decides the position of incoming group. <br/> Ortho`-` and para`-` directing groups are as follow <br/> `-CH_(3),C_(2)H_(5)(-R),-NH_(2),-OH, `halogens, `(Cl,Br,I)`</body></html>