JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following halides undergoes hydrolysis on warming with water/aqueous ?

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Answer: D. Full step-by-step solution below.

Correct answer: D

Solution

(d) : Chlorobenzene does not react with aqueous at room temperature but presence of electron withdrawing groups like , at ortho or para position enhance the reactivity of aryl halides towards nucleophilic substitution. Further, greater the number of such groups at - and -position w.r.t. the halogen, more reactive is the haloarene. Hence, 1 -chloro- trinitrobenzene will be hydrolysed the most on warming with water/aqueous .

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