The decreasing order of reactivity of following alcohols with halo acid is (I) $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{OH}$…
The decreasing order of reactivity of following alcohols with halo acid is
(I) $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{OH}$
(II) $\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{OH}$
(III) (IV)
(IV) $\gt$ (III) $\gt$ (II) $\gt$ (I)
(I) $\gt$ (II) $\gt$ (III) $\gt$ (IV)
(II) $\gt$ (I) $\gt$ (IV) $\gt$ (III)
$\quad(IV) $>$ (II) $>$ (III) $>$ (I)
Solution
The order of reactivity of alcohols with halo acid is $3^{\circ}\gt2^{\circ}\gt1^{\circ}$.