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Order of reactivity of haloarenes towards nucleophilic aromatic substitution

This type of question, asked 3 times: 2021 Paper 2, 25 Jan 2023, 8 Apr 2023. All 3 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    2021 Paper 2

    31
    The correct order of the following compounds showing increasing tendency towards nucleophilic substitution reaction is: (i) chlorobenzene (ii) 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene (iii) 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (iv) 2-chloro-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene

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  2. Question 2

    25 Jan 2023

    32
    The compound which will have the lowest rate towards nucleophilic aromatic substitution on treatment with OH−OH^{-}is

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  3. Question 3

    8 Apr 2023

    138
    The correct order of reactivity of following haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution with aqueous NaOHNaOH is: (A) (B) (C) (D) Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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