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  4. The ease of hydrolysis in the compounds CH 3 COCl ( I ), CH 3- CO - O - COCH 3( II ) CH 3 COOC 2 H 5( III ) and CH 3 CONH 2( IV ) is of the order

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Q. The ease of hydrolysis in the compounds $CH _{3} COCl ( I ), CH _{3}- CO - O - COCH _{3}( II )$ $CH _{3} COOC _{2} H _{5}( III )$ and $CH _{3} CONH _{2}( IV )$ is of the order

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Solution:

The ease of hydrolysis of carbonyl compounds depend on the group attached to the carbonyl carbon. Among the given options, chlorine $(- Cl )$ group is electron withdrawing group which makes the carbonyl group electrophilic. Hence, hydrolysis can occur most easily. The order for electron withdrawing tendency among given options is as follows:

$- Cl >- OCOCH _{3}>\,- OC _{2} H _{5}>\,- NH _{2}$

So, the correct order for the ease of hydrolysis in the given compounds is as follows:

$\underset{I}{CH_3COCl}>\, \underset{II}{CH_3COOCOCH_3}>\, \underset{III}{CH_3COOC_2H_5}>\, \underset{IV}{CH_3CONH_2}$