JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following would react most readily with nucleophiles?

(A)p-Dichlorobenzene
(B)p-Chloroanisole
(C)p-ChloronitrobenzeneCorrect
(D)o-Chlorotoluene

Answer: (C)

Solution

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution is strongly accelerated by an electron-withdrawing group (here, –NO₂) positioned ortho/para to the leaving group, since it

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