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Arrange the following compound in the de...

Arrange the following compound in the descending order of their reactivity towards electrophilic substitution.
a) Chlorobenzene
b) Nitrobenzene
c ) Benzene
d) Phenol
e) Toluene

A

`D gt E gt C gt A gt B`

B

`B gt A gt C gt E gt D`

C

`D gt E gt C gt B gt A `

D

`E gt D gt C gt A gt B`

Text Solution

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Phenol (OH) group is strongly activating and electron releasing group, so it prefers electrophilic substitution.
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