Consider the following anions. When attached to sp3−hybridized carbon, their leaving group ability in nucleophilic substitution reaction decreases in the order :
A
I>II>III>IV
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B
I>II>IV>III
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C
IV>I>II>III
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D
IV>III>II>I
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Solution
The correct option is BI>II>IV>III The rate of SN1 reaction is largely influenced by the nature of the leaving group. The more stable the leaving group, the more easily it will be lost to favour the carbocation formation. Their decreasing order is given by