CH3CHO is more reactive than CH3COCH3 towards reaction with HCN.why?
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CH3CHO is more reactive than CH3COCH3 towards reaction with HCn? ... As a result nucleophilic addition reactions occur more in CH3CHO. (ii) Carboxylic acid is more acidic than phenol as carboxylate ion is much more resonance stabilized than phenoxide ion.
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Aldehydes are less sterically hindered than ketones. Also, aldehydes have fewer electron donating groups (EDG's) which can stabilize an electron-poor area. The extra carbon chain that ketones have that aldehydes do not have are the reason for both of these things. The neighboring carbon to the carbonyl carbon is an EDG and the carbon chain causes steric hindrance.
Aldehydes are less sterically hindered than ketones. Also, aldehydes have fewer electron donating groups (EDG's) which can stabilize an electron-poor area. The extra carbon chain that ketones have that aldehydes do not have are the reason for both of these things. The neighboring carbon to the carbonyl carbon is an EDG and the carbon chain causes steric hindrance.
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