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-CHO inbenzaldehyde is meta directing why​

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Answered by rehinidebbarma33
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Answer and Explanation: The aldehyde group (-CHO) in benzaldehyde is a meta-director as it is an electron-withdrawing in nature. Aldehyde shows -R effect and in its resonance...

Answered by roopeshamaltp
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Answer: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.

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