JEE Main 2022 · ChemistryMultiple choiceSingle correctMediumConceptual

JEE Main 26 June 2022, Shift 2, Chemistry Q71

Question 71 of 90 in this shift, Chemistry question 11 of 30, Section A.

The correct order of nucleophilicity is

(1) $\mathrm{F^-} > \mathrm{OH^-}$
(2) $\mathrm{H_2\ddot{O}} > \mathrm{OH^-}$
(3) $\mathrm{R\ddot{O}H} > \mathrm{RO^-}$
(4) $\mathrm{NH_2^-} > \mathrm{NH_3}$ Official answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter: Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques
Topic: SN1 and SN2 Mechanisms
Idea tested: Nucleophilicity vs Basicity

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