why aldehydes undergo nucleophilic addition reactions more readily than ketones??
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Due to less sterric hinderence in aldehydes than ketones
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Stericity is more in case of ketones becoz of presence of 2 alkyl group of either side of (C=O)
as compared to aldehyde, due to this attacking of nucleophiles become less frequent in ketones.
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