MHT CET20243 May 2024Morning ShiftChemistryHaloalkanes and HaloarenesActual
Which of the following compounds has difficulty in breaking the C - Cl bond?
Options
- Ao-Nitrochlorobenzene
- Bm-Nitrochlorobenzene
- Cp-Nitrochlorobenzene
- D2,4,6 -trinitrochlorobenzene
Correct answer
B. m-Nitrochlorobenzene
Step-by-step solution
Greater the number of electron withdrawing groups at o/p position, greater is the reactivity of haloarenes towards substitution of halogen atom. Electron withdrawing group at meta position has practically no effect on reactivity. Hence breaking the C - Cl bond is the most difficult in m -nitrochlorobenzene.