AFMC AFMC Solved Paper-2011

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    The set of compounds in which the reactivity of halogen atom in the ascending order is

    A) vinyl      chloride,      chloroethane, chlorobenzene

    B) vinyl     chloride,     chlorobenzene, chloroethane

    C) chloroethane,   chlorobenzene,   vinyl chloride

    D) chlorobenzene,     vinyl     chloride, chloroethane

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The reactivity of halogen atom in ascending order is in the following set chlorobenzene < vinyl chloride <  hloroethane. This is because of the fact that in  chlorobenzene and vinyl chloride, the \[C-Cl\]bond acquires some double bond character due to resonance.


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