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JEE Main 1 February 2024, Shift 2, Chemistry Q74

Question 74 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 14 of 30, Section A.

The set of meta directing functional groups from the following sets is :

(1) $-\mathrm{NO_2},\ -\mathrm{NH_2},\ -\mathrm{COOH},\ -\mathrm{COOR}$
(2) $-\mathrm{NO_2},\ -\mathrm{CHO},\ -\mathrm{SO_3H},\ -\mathrm{COR}$ Official answer
(3) $-\mathrm{CN},\ -\mathrm{CHO},\ -\mathrm{NHCOCH_3},\ -\mathrm{COOR}$
(4) $-\mathrm{CN},\ -\mathrm{NH_2},\ -\mathrm{NHR},\ -\mathrm{OCH_3}$

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter: Hydrocarbons
Topic: Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Idea tested: Ortho-Para vs Meta Directing

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