Hydrocarbons Question 4

Question 4 - 25 January - Shift 1

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

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Answer: (4)

Solution:

Electron withdrawing groups are highly ineffective at meta position in nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions.

rate in nucleophilic aromatic substitution.