MCQ
Assertion : $4-$ Nitrochlorobenzene undergoes nucleophilic substitution more readily than chlorobenzene.
Reason : Chlorobenzene undergoes nucleophilic substitution by elimination-addition mechanism while $4-$ nitrochlorobenzene undergoes nucleophilic substitution by addition-elimination mechanism.
  • A
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • C
    If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  • D
    If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

Answer

Correct option: B.
If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
b
As compared to chlorobenzene, the intermediate carbanion resulting from $4$ nitrochlorobenzene is stabilized by $-R-$ effect of the $NO_2$ group.

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