Given below are two statements: 
 
Assertion (A): chlorine is an electron-withdrawing group, yet it is ortho-, para- directing in electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
Reason (R): Halogen atom is a ring deactivator.

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.
 

 

Subtopic:  Haloarenes: Directive Influence of Halogen |
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