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Published on: August 14, 2026
Arrange the following carbonyl compounds in increasing order of their reactivity in
nucleophilic addition reaction.
A
Butanone 
propanone 
propanal 
ethanal
propanone propanal ethanal B
Butanone 
propanal 
propanone 
ethanal
propanal propanone ethanal C
Butanone 
ethanal 
propanone 
propanal
ethanal propanone propanal D
Butanone 
ethanal 
propanal 
propanone
ethanal propanal propanone
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
A
Aldehydes are more reactive than Ketones, i.e., less hindered group is more reactive than
more hindered group.
Ethanal 
Propanal 
Propanone 
Butanone
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