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Given below are two statements: Statement I: Benzene is nitrated to give nitrobenzene, which on further treatment with CH_3 COCl / AlCl_3 will give…

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: Benzene is nitrated to give nitrobenzene, which on further treatment with CH3COCl/AlCl3\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCl} / \mathrm{AlCl}_{3}CH3​COCl/AlCl3​ will give

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Statement II: −NO2-\mathrm{NO}_{2}−NO2​ group is a mmm-directing, and deactivating group.

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

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Options

  1. A

    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

  2. B

    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

  3. C

    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

  4. D

    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

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