Basics of Organic Chemistry

CH₃Br + Nu⁻ $$\to$$ CH₃ - Nu + Br⁻ The decreasing order of the rate of the above reaction with nucleophiles (Nu^–) A to D is [Nu^– = (A) PhO^–, (B) AcO^–, (C) HO–, (D) CH₃O^–]