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Q3. Explain why the reaction of aldehydes & ketones is. nucleophilic addition. Use pka values in your explanation- (not nucle
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aldehyde and ketone has C=O which is very much polarised and are reactive towards nucleophilic addition reaction. But if we expect nucleophilic substitution from enolate form of aldehyde or ketone this is not spontaneous as pKa values of those enolate ions generally above 15 (except ethyl acetoacetate, acetylacetone etc.)

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