Which chloro derivative of benzene among the following would undergo hydrolysis most readily with aqueous sodium hydroxide to furnish the corresponding hydroxy derivative?

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Cl-atom in 2, 4, 6-trinitrochlorobenzene is highly activated by three - N O 2 groups at o and p-positions so undergoes hydrolysis most readily by nucleophilic substitution mechanism.

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