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QJEEM21Chfa8b: JEE Main 2021 Chemistry - Class 11 JEEM21Chfa8b Solution: The correct order of the following compounds showing increasing …

The correct order of the following compounds showing increasing tendency towards nucleophilic substitution reaction is :

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift Chemistry - Hydrocarbons Question 88 English

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  • A (iv) < (i) < (ii) < (iii)
  • B (iv) < (iii) < (ii) < (i)
  • C (iv) < (i) < (iii) < (ii)
  • D (i) < (ii) < (iii) < (iv)

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JEE Main 2021 (Online) 24th February Evening Shift Chemistry - Hydrocarbons Question 88 English Explanation

Greater the number of nitro (−NO2) group in chlorobenzene, greater the rate of nucleophilic substitution reaction in aromatic halides.

When a nitro group is present at ortho and para position, it can withdraw electrons from the benzene ring.

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