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Please select all groups below that would act as a deactivating group with respect to an electrophilic aromatic substitution.
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Aromatic electrophilic substitution refers to the substitution of H+ of benzene ring with any other electrophile (electron deficient species).

The incoming electrophile can be directed either towars ortho/para position or meta position. If it directed towards ortho/para, then it is said to be Activating and if directed towards meta, it is said to be de-activating in nature.

Deactivating group: -CN, Br, (C=O)OCH3

Activating group: CH3, , ester O(C=O)CH3

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