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CUET · CHEMISTRY · PYQ PAPER 2023

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Formaldehyde is the first member of the aldehydic series. It is present in green leaves of plants where its presence is supposed to be due to the reaction of \(CO_2\) with water in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. Commercially, formaldehyde is obtained by the controlled oxidation of methane in the presence of molybdenum oxide (\(MoO\)) acting as a catalyst. Formaldehyde is a constituent of a number of polymers also called resins. These are non volatile solids or semi solids which are obtained directly from certain plants and can be synthesized in the laboratory.
Benzaldehyde is less reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction than formaldehyde because of:

  1. A + R effect of \(>C=O\) group and steric factor due to phenyl group
  2. B - R effect of \(>C=O\) group and steric factor due to phenyl group
  3. C - I effect of \(>C=O\) group and steric factor due to phenyl group
  4. D + I effect of \(>C=O\) group and steric factor due to phenyl group
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(A) + R effect of \(>C=O\) group and steric factor due to phenyl group

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Benzaldehyde is less reactive towards nucleophilic addition than formaldehyde due to the electron-donating resonance (+R) effect of the phenyl group, which decreases the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon, and the steric hindrance caused by the bulky phenyl group. The…
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