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Question: The correct decreasing order of nucleo-philicity of the following species are - (i) (CH<sub>3</sub>...

The correct decreasing order of nucleo-philicity of the following species are -

(i) (CH3)3COQ (ii) CH3OQ

(iii) (CH3)3CHOQ (iv) CH3CH2OQ

A

(iii) > (i) > (iv) > (ii)

B

(i) > (iii) > (iv) > (ii)

C

(ii) > (iv) > (iii) > (i)

D

(ii) > (iv) > (i) > (iii)

Answer

(i) > (iii) > (iv) > (ii)

Explanation

Solution

Nucleophilicity increases as the basicity of nucleophile increases.