NEET-XII-Chemistry
02: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
- #11Which of the following is an appropriate set of reactants for the preparation of 1-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene and why?
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Ans : Set (ii) is an appropriate set of reactants for the preparation of 1-methoxy-4-nitrobenzene.
In set (i), sodium methoxide (CH3ONa) is a strong nucleophile as well as a strong base. Hence, an elimination reaction predominates over a substitution reaction.
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