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JEE Main 202431 JanuaryEvening Shift
Exam
JEE Main
Year
2024
Date
31 January
Shift
Evening Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

JEE Main 2024 · 31 January · Evening Shift · Chemistry · Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

The correct order of reactivity in electrophilic substitution...

The correct order of reactivity in electrophilic substitution reaction of the following compounds is:

The correct order of reactivity in electrophilic substitution reaction of the following compounds is:

Options

  1. AB > C > A > D
  2. BD > C > B > A
  3. CA > B > C > D
  4. DB > A > C > D

Correct answer

D. B > A > C > D

Step-by-step solution

Nitrobenzene shows −M- M effect.

In nitrobenzene, it is known that the nitro group is an electron-withdrawing species, and therefore, it comes under the category of deactivating species. Thus, it favours meta-position for the upcoming substitution in benzene ring since deactivating groups have higher electron density in meta position than ortho and para position.
Thus, the electrophilic substitution reaction for nitrobenzene is meta-directing.

Chlorobenzene shows −I- Ieffect.

Cl shows a negative inductive effect due to its high electronegativity means it withdraws the electron density from the benzene ring, so it is a deactivating group.

The activation effect on substitution reaction shown by toluene is due to hyperconjugation. 

−CH3- {CH}_{3} shows +M+ M and +I+ I.

Hence, order is B > A > C > D.

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