The nitro group is a very strong deactivating group Nitro benzene undergoes nitration at a rate only 10-4 times that of benzene. The nitro group is a meta-directing group. When nitrobenzene is nitratedwith nitration mixture 93% of meta substituted product is formed. Ortho-para directing groups are

The nitro group is a very strong deactivating group Nitro benzene unde

1.	The nitro group is a very strong deactivating group Nitro benzene undergoes nitration at a rate only 10-4 times that of benzene. The nitro group is a meta-directing group. When nitrobenzene is nitratedwith nitration mixture 93% of meta substituted product is formed. Ortho-para directing groups are
Answer» <P>`-NO_2 , -CN` `-COOH, -NH_2` `-NH_2,-OH` `-OH, -SO_3H,-CHO` Solution : `-NH2 and -OH` are RING ACTIVATING, O, P DIRECTING groups.