General Organic ChemistryHard

Question

Consider the following compounds

Arrange these compounds in the increasing order of reactivity with nitrating mixture.

Options

A.$c < a < b$
B.b $<$ c $<$ a
C.$c < b < a$
D.b $<$ a $<$ c

Solution

In $Ph - OMe, - OMe$ is a electron donor group $( + M)$.

$Ph - {NO}_{2}, - {NO}_{2}$ is a strong withdrawing group (-M).

$Ph - Cl, - Cl$ is a electron withdrawing group.

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