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Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques

Among the following, total number of meta directing functional groups is (Integer based) −OCH3​,−NO2​,−CN,−CH3​,−NHCOCH3​,−COR,−OH,−COOH,−Cl−OCH_3​, −NO_2​, −CN, −CH_3​, −NHCOCH_3​, −COR, −OH, −COOH, −Cl.

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The meta-directing functional groups are those that are electron-withdrawing, which include:

−NO2,−C≡N,−COR,−COOH-NO_2, -C \equiv N, -COR, -COOH