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Grade 11Organic Chemistry

CH3Br + Nu- -> CH3-Nu + Br-

decreasing order of rate of above reaction with nucleophile (Nu-) A to D is :-

[ Nu- = A) phO- , B) AcO- C) HO- D) CH3O-

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13 Years agoGrade 11
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7 Years ago
The problem can be easily solved with the concept that weaker acids have stronger conjugate base.
So the answer should be  D > C > A > B