Question

Why chlorobenzene is difficult to hydrolyse then etyl chloridee?

Answer 1

Answer:

The lone pair of chlorine atom is delocalised over the conjugated double bond ring of benzene that adds a double bond character to the C-Cl bond of chlorobenzene which makes the bond shorter, so hydrolysis become difficult. While in alkyl halides there is a single bond and polarity too which is easily hydrolysed