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The order of decreasing nucleophilicity is

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H2O>OH>CH3COO>CH3O
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CH3COO>CH3O>HO>H2O
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HO>CH3O>CH3COO>H2O
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CH3O>OH>CH3COO>H2O
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Solution

The correct option is D CH3O>OH>CH3COO>H2O

1. Due to the presence of -ve charge CH3O, OH,CH3COO , are more nucleophilic than H2O. Further due to + I effect of the CH3 group, CH3O is more nucleophilic than OH.

2. CH3COO has the -ve charge on oxygen stabilized by resonance and therefore its nucloephilicity is less than those of CH3O and OH.


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