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  4. Which chloroderivative of benzene among the following would undergo hydrolysis most readily with aqueous sodium hydroxide to furnish the corresponding hydroxy derivative?

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Q. Which chloroderivative of benzene among the following would undergo hydrolysis most readily with aqueous sodium hydroxide to furnish the corresponding hydroxy derivative?

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

Presence of electron withdrawing group facilitates the benzene ring towards nucleophilic substitution reaction.