Q.

Arrange the following compounds in the order of their reactivity towards general electrophilic substitution.
i) Chlorobenzene ii) Nitrobenzene  iii) Benzene  iv) Phenol 
v) Toluene
 

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a

iv>v>iii>ii>i

b

ii >i>iii>v>iv

c

iv >v>iii>i>ii

d

v>iv>iii>i>ii

answer is A.

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Phenol (-OH) group is strongly activating and electron releasing group, so it prefers electrophilic substitution.  
 

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