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The correct order of reactivity towards electrophilic aromatic substitution is:

  1. AAnisole > benzene > chlorobenzene > nitrobenzene
  2. BBenzene > anisole > nitrobenzene > chlorobenzene
  3. CNitrobenzene > chlorobenzene > benzene > anisole
  4. DAnisole > chlorobenzene > benzene > nitrobenzene

Answer: A

The methoxy group donates electrons by resonance and activates the ring most. Chlorine withdraws electrons by the inductive effect and deactivates the ring slightly, while the nitro group deactivates strongly. The order is anisole > benzene > chlorobenzene > nitrobenzene.
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