What will be the product of the following reaction?
A
o-Nitrobenzoic acid
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B
m-Nitrobenzoic acid
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C
p-Nitrobenzoic acid
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B m-Nitrobenzoic acid -COOH group is an electron withdrawing group which deactivates the ring. Hence it is a meta directing group. Therefore, the incoming electrophile will attack at meta position. The reaction is as follows: