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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

The order of decreasing reactivity towards an electrophilic reagent, for the following compounds, is

  1. A (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
  2. B (ii) > (iv) > (i) > (iii)
  3. C (iv) > (iii) > (ii) > (i)
  4. D (iv) > (ii) > (i) > (iii)
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(D) (iv) > (ii) > (i) > (iii)

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The reactant which contains the electron donating group increases the reactivity towards electrophilic reagent. Hence, the correct order is phenol \(>\) Toluene \(>\) Benzene \(>\) Chlorobenzene.
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