Question

Nitration and chlorination of benzene are:

• A. nucleophilic and electrophilic substitution respectively
• B. electrophilic and nucleophilic substitution respectively
• C. electrophilic substitution in both the reactions
• D. nucleophilic substitution in both the reactions.

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

electrophilic substitution in both the reactions

Since nitration and halogenation, both are carried out by the help of electrophile ${N{O}_2}^{+}\&{Cl}^{+}$. Hence, both reactions are electrophilic substitution reactions.