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The order of decreasing reactivity towards an electrophilic reagent, for the following would be
(a) Benzene (b) Toulene (c ) Chlorobenzene (d) Phenol

A

`A gt B gt C gt D`

B

`B gt D gt A gt C `

C

`D gt C gt B gt A`

D

`D gt B gt A gt C`

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D
Activating groups increases reactivity whiles deactivating groups decreases reactivity, hence order of reactivity will be
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