With respect to chlorobenzene, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

C l

is ortho/para directing

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C l

exhibits

+ M

effect

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C l

is ring deactivating

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C l

is meta directing

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Solution

The correct option is C $C l$ is meta directing
As $C l$ is ortho/ para directing , shows +M effect, and due to $- I$ effect it deactivates the benzene ring for the substitution and as it increases the electrons density at ortho / para position, so it can not be meta directing.

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With respect to chlorobenzene, which of the following statements is NOT correct?

The correct option is C Cl is meta directingAs Cl is ortho/ para directing , shows +M effect, and due to −I effect it deactivates the benzene ring for the substitution and as it increases the electrons density at ortho / para position, so it can not be meta directing.

The correct option is C $C l$ is meta directing
As $C l$ is ortho/ para directing , shows +M effect, and due to $- I$ effect it deactivates the benzene ring for the substitution and as it increases the electrons density at ortho / para position, so it can not be meta directing.