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Question
Assertion: Phenols give o- and p-nitrophenol on nitration with conc. \[\ce{HNO3}\] and \[\ce{H2SO4}\] mixture.
Reason: –OH group in phenol is o–, p– directing.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
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Solution
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Explanation:
Phenols give o, p-nitrophenol on nitration with dil. \[\ce{HNO3}\] and with cone.
• \[\ce{HNO3}\], 2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol is formed.
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