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ChemistryCarbonyl compoundsNUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION REACTIONMedium2 minQB
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Assertion : Benzaldehyde is less reactive than ethanal towards nucleophilic attack.

Reason : All the carbon atoms of benzaldehyde are sp2 hybridized.

 

Options:

Answer:
C
Solution:

Benzaldehyde is less reactive due to resonance effect of phenyl ring; hence A is true and R is false.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Carbonyl compoundsSubtopic:NUCLEOPHILIC ADDITION REACTION
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