Question

0.19. Aldehydes are more reactive towards nucleophillic addition reaction than
ketones
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Answer 1

Answer:

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 only one such substituent.

Electronically, two alkyl groups reduce the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon more effectively in ketones than in aldehyde.

Hence Aldehydes are more reactive toward nucleophilic addition reactions than Ketones