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Benzoic acid does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction due to ------ of the benzene ring by the ------ effect of COOH group.
  1. Activation, electron donating
  2. Activation, electron withdrawing
  3. Deactivation, electron withdrawing
  4. Deactivation, electron donating

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Deactivation, electron withdrawing
B
Activation, electron withdrawing
C
Deactivation, electron donating
D
Activation, electron donating
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Benzoic acid does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction due to deactivation of the benzene ring by the electron-withdrawing effect of COOH group.

The reaction is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Aromatic nucleus acts as a nucleophile. Any group that decreases the electron density of aromatic nucleus, will deactivate the ring towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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