Among the following, one which reacts most readily with ethanol is:

p-nitrobenzyl bromide

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p-chlorobenzyl chloride

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p-methoxybenzyl bromide

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p-methoxybenzyl chloride

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Solution

The correct option is C
p-methoxybenzyl bromide

The carbocation resulting from p-methoxybezyl bromide is stabilized by resonance and hence itis most reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.

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