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Why does formaldehyde is more reactive than benzaldehyde??

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Answered by Sammymandal
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Explanation:

There are 2 reasons:-

1) Due to resonance and polarising power, the reactivity of benzaldehyde decreases than formaldehyde

2) Moreover, benzaldehyde has a bulkier group(i.e., Ph-group) but in formaldehyde, there is a tiny H-atom, so due to steric hindrance, benzaldehyde will not take part in nucleophilic reactions

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