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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

Arrange the following in increasing order of their reactivity for nucleophilic addition reaction

  1. A a<b<c<d
  2. B a<d<c<b
  3. C c<b<a<d
  4. D c<a<b<d
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(A) a<b<c<d

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Aldehydes are generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions due to steric and electronic reasons. Sterically, the presence of two relatively large substituents in ketones hinders the approach of nucleophile to carbonyl carbon than in aldehydes having…