Question

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their reactivity with sodium hydroxide solution:

[o-nitrochlorobenzene, chlorobenzene, benzyl chloride]

• A. $benzylchloride$ < $chlorobenzene$ < $o-nitrochlorobenezene$
• B. $chlorobenzene$ < $o-nitrochlorobenzene$ < $benzylchloride$
• C. $chlorobenzene$ < $benzylchloride$ < $o-nitrochlorobenzene$
• D. $benzylchloride$ < $o-nitrochlorobenzene$ < $chlorobenzene$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $benzylchloride$ < $chlorobenzene$ < $o-nitrochlorobenezene$

Reactivity with sodium hydroxide solution increases with deactivating group at benzene more reactivity of the compounds.

=benzylchloride $<$'chlorobenzene $<$ o-nitrochlorobenzene

correct Answer $\underset{–}{A}$