Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of their reactivity to electrophilic substitution: (a) Nitrobenzene, phenol, toluene, benzene (b) Phenol, benzene, chlorobenzene, benzoic acid (c) Benzene, bromobenzene, benzaldehyde, aniline

Rank the compounds in each of the following groups in order of their reactivity to electrophilic substitution: (a) Nitrobenzene, phenol, toluene, benzene (b) Phenol, benzene, chlorobenzene, benzoic acid (c) Benzene, bromobenzene, benzaldehyde, aniline

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Chapter18: Functional Derivatives Of Carboxylic Acids

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