Which of the following compound is most reactive towards nucleophilic addition?
Answers
Answered by
7
C6H5-CO-CH3 is your correct answer.
Answered by
2
Hello friend,
Let's see the options first.
# Options are -
1) CH3-CHO
2) CH3-CO-CH3
3) C6H5-CHO
4) C6H5-CO-CH3
● Answer -
1) CH3-CHO
● Explanation -
- Firstly alkyl carbonyl compounds are more reactive than aromatic carbonyl compounds as benzene ring is stabilized by resonance.
- Also, propanone due to steric hindrance and +I effect caused by 2 alkyl groups is less reactive.
- Thus ethanal (CH3CHO) is most reactive among options.
Hope this helps you...
Let's see the options first.
# Options are -
1) CH3-CHO
2) CH3-CO-CH3
3) C6H5-CHO
4) C6H5-CO-CH3
● Answer -
1) CH3-CHO
● Explanation -
- Firstly alkyl carbonyl compounds are more reactive than aromatic carbonyl compounds as benzene ring is stabilized by resonance.
- Also, propanone due to steric hindrance and +I effect caused by 2 alkyl groups is less reactive.
- Thus ethanal (CH3CHO) is most reactive among options.
Hope this helps you...
Similar questions