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posted by  rino on 7/19/2008 11:33:29 AM  |  status: Live  

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Nitration of chlorobenzene occurs
 
a. faster than nitration of benzene and gives a mixture containing mostly o- and p- chloronitrobenzene.
b. faster than nitration of benzene and gives mostly m-chloronitrobenzene.
c.  slower than nitration of benzene and gives a mixture contatining mostly o- and p- chloronitrobenzene.
d.  slower than nitration of benzene and gives mostly m-chloronitrobenzene.

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posted by HikariOne on 7/20/2008 12:27:07 AM  |  status: Live
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c is the answer
this is because benzene is an ortho- and para-directing activator whereas chlorobenzene is an ortho- and para-directing deactivator which means benzene has a higher level of reactivity than chlorobenzene.

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