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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

The correct order of reactivity of the following compounds, towards electrophilic substitution reactions is

  1. A A > B > C > D
  2. B D > C > B > A
  3. C C > B > A > D
  4. D B > C > A > D
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(C) C > B > A > D

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Benzene become less reactive in electrophilic substitution reaction when deactivating group is present in it. \[ \begin{aligned} & (I=\text { inductive effect } \\ & H=\text { hyperconjugation effect } \\ & M=\text { mesomeric effect }) \end{aligned} \] Electrophilic…