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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Which of the following reasons support that arylhalides are less reactive than alkyl halides towards nucleophilic substitution reactions?
a) The formation of more stable arenium ion
b) Partial double bond character of \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{X}\) bond
c) Longer \(\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{X}\) bond
d) \(\mathrm{sp}^2\) carbon bonded to \(\mathrm{X}\), is more electronegative

  1. A a, b
  2. B b, c
  3. C b, d
  4. D a, d
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(C) b, d

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