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Consider the -N=O group and describe its directing properties in electrophilic aromatic substitution. The -N=O is...

Consider the -N=O group and describe its directing properties in electrophilic aromatic substitution. The -N=O is a ortho,para/meta director because of: -induction away from the ring -resonance into the ring -induction towards the ring -resonance away from the ring

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The nitroso group(-N=O) is an ortho- and  para- director because it can stabilize ortho and para-sigma complexes more than meta- sigma complex by dispersing the positive(+) charge.

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