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Directive Influence of Substituents

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Which one of the following will undergo meta substitution on monochlorination

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Ethoxy ethane

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Chlorobenzene

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Ethyl benzoate

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Phenol

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Solution

The correct option is C Ethyl benzoate

–COOH group is meta directing group hence, ethyl benzoate undergo meta substitution.

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