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ChemistryAldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic AcidsJEE Main

Reactivity towards nucleophilic addition reaction of (I) HCHO, (II) CH₃CHO, (III) CH₃COCH₃ is

Answer: (C)

Solution

Formaldehyde (no alkyl substituents, least steric hindrance, most electrophilic carbonyl) is most reactive; acetaldehyde (one alkyl

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