JEE Main Chemistry question

Which chloro-derivative of benzene would undergo hydrolysis with aqueous NaOH most readily, to give the corresponding hydroxy compound?

(A)A ring bearing two additional nitro groups *ortho/para* to the chlorineCorrect
(B)A ring bearing only one additional nitro group *ortho/para* to the chlorine
(C)A ring bearing an electron-donating –N(CH₃)₂ group *ortho/para* to the chlorine
(D)Chlorobenzene itself, with no additional substituent

Answer: (A)

Solution

Nucleophilic aromatic substitution (an addition–elimination mechanism via a Meisenheimer intermediate) is dramatically accelerated by strong electron-withdrawing groups placed *ortho/para* to the leaving group; the

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