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ChemistryJEE Main 22 Jan 2026, Shift 1·Q11·MCQ·Easy–moderate

Hydrocarbons · Friedel crafts acylation of nitrobenzene

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Benzene is nitrated to give nitrobenzene, which on further treatment with CHX3COCl\ce{CH3COCl} / AlClX3\ce{AlCl3} will give

Statement II : NOX2\ce{NO2} group is a m-directing, and deactivating group.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

  1. (1)Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
  2. (2)Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
  3. (3)Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
  4. (4)Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
We corrected a printing error in the original paper

Option (4): source printed “Both Statement I and Statement II is are incorrect”.

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