Question

benzene resonance of COOH

Answer 1

COOH is a meta director because it experience resonance , a delocalization of electrons

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Answer 2

With the exception of halogens, meta directors deactivate a benzene ring. In other words, they make the benzene ring less reactive, especially in an electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reaction. ... For example, a carboxylic acid is a meta director because it experiences resonance, a delocalization of electrons.