Given below are two statements: Statement I: In O₂N-C₆H₄- C H-C₆H₄-OCH₃ (both groups para), the carbocation is stabilised by +R effect of -OCH₃ group. Statement II: In O₂N-C₆H₄- C H-C₆H₄-OCH₃ (both groups para), the carbanion is stabilised by - R effect of -NO₂ group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) Both Statement I and Statement II are true

(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry: JEE Main 2026 Chemistry question

JEE Main 2026 · 2 Apr, Evening shift · Q63

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Given below are two statements : Statement I : In

\mathrm{O_2N-C_6H_4-\overset{\oplus}{C}H-C_6H_4-OCH_3}

(both groups para), the carbocation is stabilised by +R effect of

-\mathrm{OCH_3}

group. Statement II : In

\mathrm{O_2N-C_6H_4-\overset{\ominus}{C}H-C_6H_4-OCH_3}

(both groups para), the carbanion is stabilised by

-

R effect of

-\mathrm{NO_2}

group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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