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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

Which of the following sets of functional groups is meta-directing group?

  1. A \(-\mathrm{NO}_2,-\mathrm{NH}_2,-\mathrm{COOH},-\mathrm{COOR}\)
  2. B \(-\mathrm{NO}_2,-\mathrm{CHO},-\mathrm{SO}_3 \mathrm{H}-\mathrm{COR}\)
  3. C \(-\mathrm{CN},-\mathrm{CHO},-\mathrm{NHCOCH}_3,-\mathrm{COOR}\)
  4. D \(-\mathrm{CN},-\mathrm{NH}_2,-\mathrm{NHR},-\mathrm{OCH}_3\)
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(B) \(-\mathrm{NO}_2,-\mathrm{CHO},-\mathrm{SO}_3 \mathrm{H}-\mathrm{COR}\)

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Meta-directing groups are electron withdrawing groups. \(-\mathrm{NO}_2, \mathrm{CHO},-\mathrm{SO}_3 \mathrm{H},-\mathrm{COR}\)