Question
Chemistry Question on Chemical Reactions of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Arrange the following Nucleophiles in the decreasing order of their attacking strength:
(A)
(B) CH3CH2CH2COO-
(C) CH3CH2CH2CH2S-
(D) CH3CH2CH2CH2O-
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(B) > (D) > (A) > (C)
B
(C) > (D) > (B) > (A)
C
(C) > (B) > (D) > (A)
D
(B) > (A) > (C) > (D)
Answer
(C) > (D) > (B) > (A)
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (B) : (C) > (D) > (B) > (A)