Question

Aromatic aldehydes reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction

Answer 1

Answer:

Aldehydes are usually more reactive toward nucleophilic substitutions than ketones because of both steric and electronic effects. In aldehydes, the relatively small hydrogen atom is attached to one side of the carbonyl group, while a larger R group is affixed to the other side.

Answer 2

Aldehydes are usually more reactive toword nucleophilic substitutions than ketones because of both steric and electronic effects .