For the following compounds, (2) C 6 H 5 − CHO (3) p − CH 3 − C 6 H 4 − CHO (4) p − CH 3 O − C 6 H 4 − CHO The correct order for nucleophilic addition reaction is

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For the following compounds, (2) C 6 ​ H 5 ​ − CHO (3) p − CH 3 ​ − C 6 ​ H 4 ​ − CHO (4) p − CH 3 ​ O − C 6 ​ H 4 ​ − CHO The correct order for nucleophilic addition reaction is

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For the nucleophilic addition reaction to be faster, the carbonyl C-atom should be more electrophilic thus, the correct order is C 6 ​ H 5 ​ − CHO > p − CH 3 ​ − C 6 ​ H 4 ​ − CHO

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