Answer to Question #280162 in Organic Chemistry for Ali

Question

. Arrange the compounds of each set in order of reactivity toward bromine: ???

(a) anisole, benzene, chlorobenzene, nitrobenzene, phenol

(b) anisole, m-hydroxyanisole, o-methylanisole, m-methylanisole

(c)p-C6H4 (OH) 2, p - CH3OC6H4OH, p - C6H4 ( OCH3) 2

Answer 1

(a) nitrobenzene, anisole, benzene, chlorobenzene, phenol

(b) o-methylanisole, anisole, m-hydroxyanisole, m-methylanisole

(c)p-C6H4 (OH) 2, p - CH3OC6H4OH, p - C6H4 ( OCH3) 2