Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 201
Question: Reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction of (I) HCHO, (II) $ CH_3CHO $ , (III) $ CH_3COCH_3 $ is [Orissa JEE 2004]
Options:
A) II > III > I
B) III > II > I
C) I > II > III
D) I > II < III
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Carbonyl carbon become more reactive toward nucleophilic addition by increasing the +I effect of alkyl group so the reactivity order is as $ \underset{I}{\mathop{HCHO}},>\underset{II}{\mathop{CH_3CHO}},>\underset{IIII}{\mathop{CH_3COCH_3}}, $
