JEE PYQ: Aromatic Compounds Question 16
Question 16 - 2019 (09 Apr Shift 1)
The increasing order of reactivity towards aromatic electrophilic substitution:
A: Chlorobenzene, B: Anisole ($\text{OMe}$), C: Toluene ($\text{Me}$), D: Benzonitrile ($\text{CN}$)
(1) D < A < C < B
(2) B < C < A < D
(3) A < B < C < D
(4) D < B < A < C
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Answer: (1)
Solution
$\text{CN}$ ($-M,-I$) < $\text{Cl}$ ($-I,+M$) < $\text{CH}_3$ ($+I,+H$) < $\text{OMe}$ ($+M$).
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