Presence of a nitro group in a benzene ring

  • A
    deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
  • B
    activates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
  • C
    renders the ring basic
  • D
    deactivates the ring towards nucleophilic substitution.

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