AP EAMCET20224 Jul 2022Morning ShiftChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Arrange the following in increasing order of their reactivity for nucleophilic addition reaction
Options
- Aa < b < c < d
- Ba < d < c < b
- Cc < b < a < d
- Dc < a < b < d
Correct answer
A. a < b < c < d
Step-by-step solution
Aldehydes are generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions due to steric and electronic reasons. Sterically, the presence of two relatively large substituents in ketones hinders the approach of nucleophile to carbonyl carbon than in aldehydes having only one such substituent. Electronically, aldehydes are more reactive than ketones because two alkyl groups reduce the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon more effectively than in former. Benzophenone being a ketone is the least reactive