Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsmediumMCQ SINGLE

Correct order of reactivity of , and isAldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Chemistry Question

Question

Correct order of reactivity of $CH_3CHO$, $C_2H_5COCH_3$ and $CH_3COCH_3$ is

Answer: A

💡 Solution & Explanation

Both the aldehydes and ketones are very reactive towards the Nucleophilic addition reaction, because carbonyl group is a very reactive group. So, the reactivity of the carbonyl group can be decided the magnitude of the positive charge on the carbonyl group. So, the compounds that have least +I effect and stearic hinderance group will have the highest positive charge and will have highest reactivity. So, the order will be: 퐶퐻3퐶퐻푂> 퐶퐻3퐶푂퐶퐻3 > 퐶퐻3퐶푂퐶2퐻5. Aldehydes and Ketones 10

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