JEE PYQ: Aromatic Compounds Question 19
Question 19 - 2019 (10 Apr Shift 1)
The increasing order of reactivity towards electrophilic aromatic substitution:
(I) Chlorobenzene, (II) Toluene, (III) Acetophenone
(1) II < I < III
(2) III < II < I
(3) III < I < II
(4) I < III < II
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Answer: (3)
Solution
$\text{COCH}_3$ ($-I,-R$) < $\text{Cl}$ ($-I,+M$) < $\text{CH}_3$ ($+I,+H$).