Answer to Question #106209 in Organic Chemistry for AKSHAT

Question #106209
Arrange the following carbonyl compounds in the order of their favourability for formation of nitriles: CH3CH2CHO, CH3COCH3, HCOH and PhCOCH3 Justify your answer.
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Expert's answer
2020-03-23T10:13:04-0400

e- density at carbonyl carbon increases with increase in the +I effect. The +I effect is more in ketone than aldehyde. So lesser the electron density greater will be the reactivity rate

Hence the order of reactivity will be :

HCOH > CH3CH2CHO > PhCOCH3 > CH3COCH3

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