JEE Main Chemistry question

The aryl halide that undergoes nucleophilic substitution most readily is

(A)*p*-Chlorotoluene
(B)*o*-Methoxychlorobenzene
(C)*p*-Dichlorobenzene
(D)*p*-NitrochlorobenzeneCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Nucleophilic *aromatic* substitution (an addition–elimination mechanism) is strongly accelerated by a powerful electron-withdrawing group at the *ortho/para* position, which

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Question ID VK-140134