JEE Main Chemistry question

Chemistry Aromatic Compounds and Aryl Halides JEE Main

The correct decreasing order of reactivity towards electrophilic aromatic substitution (Sᴇ) for (i) C₆H₆, (ii) C₆H₅CH₃, (iii) C₆H₅Cl, (iv) C₆H₅OH is

(A)(ii) > (iv) > (i) > (iii)
(B)(iv) > (ii) > (i) > (iii)Correct
(C)(iv) > (ii) > (iii) > (i)
(D)(i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)

Answer: (B)

Solution

–OH is the strongest ring-activator of the group, followed by the alkyl-activated toluene; unsubstituted benzene

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