NEET2011ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Decreasing order of nucleophilicity is
Options
- AOH ⁻> NH ₂⁻> CH ₃ O ⁻> RNH ₂
- BNH ₂⁻> OH ⁻> CH ₃ O ⁻> RNH ₂
- CNH ₂⁻> CH ₃ O ⁻> OH ⁻> RNH ₂
- DCH ₃ O ⁻> NH ₂⁻> OH ⁻> RNH ₂
Correct answer
C. NH ₂⁻> CH ₃ O ⁻> OH ⁻> RNH ₂
Step-by-step solution
If the nucleophilic atoms are in the same row of the periodic table, nucleophilicity is approximately in order of basicity. So, the order is NH ₂⁻> CH ₃ O ⁻> OH ⁻> RNH ₂ .