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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 more than aldehydes having only one such substituent Electronically aldehydes are more reactive than ketones because two alkyl groups reduce the elctrophilicity of the carbonyl more effectively than in former.
Write the reaction sequence when phthalic acid reacts with ammonia.


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- A \(B < D < C < A\)
- B \(B < C < D < A\)
- C \(B < A < D < C\)
- D \(B < C < A < D\)
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(D) \(B < C < A < D\)
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\(C_6H_4(COOH)_2 + 2NH_3 \rightarrow C_6H_4(COONH_4)_2\) \(C_6H_4(COONH_4)_2 \xrightarrow{\Delta} C_6H_4(CONH_2)_2 + 2H_2O\) \(C_6H_4(CONH_2)_2 \xrightarrow{\text{Strong } \Delta} C_6H_4(CO)_2NH + NH_3\) \(B < D < C < A\)
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Aldehydes and ketones represent two essential classes of organic compounds
which are extensively used in the synthesis of a wide variety of other organic molecules.
Due to the inherent polarity of the central carbonyl group, these substances readily undergo nucleophilic addition reactions.
Broadly speaking, these addition reactions can be categorized into two types:
one in which simple addition of the nucleophilic reagent occurs across the \(> C = O\) bond, and the second type where the initial addition is subsequently followed by the elimination of a water molecule.
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