Which type of reactions are favoured by carbonyl compounds?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is option 2. Nucleophilic addition reactions.
The reaction of the carbonyl group generally involve the formation of bonds with electron deficient carbonyl carbon. The electron rich , i.e., nucleophile will attack at carbonyl carbon in the rate determining step and therefore, these reactions are known as nucleophilic addition reactions. They can be represented as:
