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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Aldehydes and Ketones

Arrange the following in decreasing order of electrophilicity of carbonyl carbon.

  1. A \(\mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{III}>\mathrm{II}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{II}>\mathrm{III}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{III}>\mathrm{II}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{II}>\mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{III}\)
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(A) \(\mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{III}>\mathrm{II}\)

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\( \text{Electrophilicity order: Acyl Fluoride > Acyl Chloride > Acid Anhydride > Amide} \) \( \mathrm{IV}>\mathrm{I}>\mathrm{III}>\mathrm{II} \)
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