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): A 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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