JEE Main Chemistry question

Which of the following is most reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction?

(A)CH₂=CH–Cl
(B)C₆H₅Cl
(C)C₆H₅CH₂ClCorrect
(D)ClCH₂–CH=CH₂

Answer: (C)

Solution

Benzyl chloride's C–Cl bond ionizes (or reacts via SN2) unusually readily because the developing positive character at the benzylic carbon is strongly stabilized by resonance with the

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