Select the correct option based on statements below:
| Assertion (A): | The presence of a nitro group at ortho or para position increases the reactivity of haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution. |
| Reason (R): | The nitro group, being an electron-withdrawing group, decreases the electron density over the benzene ring. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
The presence of a nitro group at ortho or para position increases the reactivity of haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution reaction because —NO2, group, being an electron-withdrawing group decreases the electron density over the benzene ring. This makes the benzene ring a good substrate of nucleophilic substitution reaction.
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