In the following reaction Aldehyde + Alcohol → H C l Acetal Aldehyde Alcohol H C H O B u O H C H 3 C H O M e O H The best combination is

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In the following reaction
Aldehyde $+$ Alcohol $\overset{H C l}{\to}$ Acetal

Aldehyde	Alcohol
$H C H O$	$B u O H$
${C H}_{3} C H O$	$M e O H$

The best combination is

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Solution:

Rate of nucleophilic addition on carbonyl carbon $\propto \frac{1}{s t e r i c h i n d e r a n c e}$
As t-Butanol can show formation of carbocation in acidic medium so it will not be able to behave as nucleophile.

Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carbonyl compoundsSubtopic:Miscellaneous/Mixed

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