arrange the following in nucleophile strength :

c6h5o- , ch3coo- , ch3o- , oh-

The order would be as follows :
CH3O>​ OH- >​ CH3COO- >​ C6H5O-
In case of phenoxide and carboxylate, the negative chrge is delocalised by resonance hence it not available for the nucleophilic attack easily.
Hydroxide ion (-OH) is weaker nucleophile than alkoxide ion (​-OR) because electron density at oxygen in case of ​ -OH ion is less as in case of ​ -OR. Alkyl groups shows electron donnating inductive effect (+I Effect) due to which electron density increases on oxygen which makes ​-OR stronger nucleophile than ​-OH ion.

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