MHT CET Chemistry question

Formaldehyde is very reactive than other carbonyl compounds because of

(A)Absence of -hydrogen
(B)Absence of -carbon
(C)Absence of electron releasing alkyl group of carbonyl carbon atomCorrect
(D)Both (a) and (c)

Answer: (C)

Solution

Reactivity towards nucleophilic addition depends on the positive character of the carbonyl carbon and steric hindrance; HCHO has two H atoms and no electron-releasing alkyl group, so its

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