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Rank the following structures in order of decreasing electrophilic strength most electrophilic Cl Incorrect

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Rank the following structures in order of decreasing electrophilic strength most electrophilic Cl Incorrect. Although a methyl group is electron donating, it is not as strong as that of an oxygen or nitrogen which can donate a lone pair of electrons through resonance. NH2 EN least electrophilic

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Among all carbonyl derivative, acid chloride is most reactive. ketones are less reactive than acid chlorides followed by  amides and nitriles are in the order. The least reactive is carboxylate anion. It is because of the anion which make the carbonyl more electron rich and reduce the reactivity.