1. For the bromination of nitrobenzene (Ph-NO₂), draw the resonance structures of the carbocation intermediate and explain why the nitro (-NO₂) group is meta director rather than para director. NO₂

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1. For the bromination of nitrobenzene (Ph-NO₂), draw the resonance structures of the carbocation
intermediate and explain why the nitro (-NO₂2) group is meta director rather than para director.
NO₂
Transcribed Image Text:1. For the bromination of nitrobenzene (Ph-NO₂), draw the resonance structures of the carbocation intermediate and explain why the nitro (-NO₂2) group is meta director rather than para director. NO₂
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