Amongst the following weakly activating group is:

- N H_{2}

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- N R_{2}

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- C_{6} H_{5}

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- N H C O C H_{3}

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Solution

The correct option is C $- C_{6} H_{5}$
All nitrogen containing groups exert a destabilizing effect due to high electronegativity and a lone pair of electrons which stabilizes the effect and makes them activating group while aryl group is a weakly activating group.

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