NEET2005ChemistryAminesActual
Assertion : p- O ₂ ~N - C ₆ H ₅ COCH ₃ is prepared by Friedel Crafts acylation of nitrobenzene. Reason : Nitrobenzene easily undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
The nitro group strongly deactivates the benzene ring towards electrophilic substitution. Nitrobenzene does not undergo Friedel-Craft acylation reaction.