Which of the following arrangements with respect to their reactivity in nucleophilic addition reaction is…

1. acetophenone $ \lt $ benzaldehyde $ \lt $ p-tolualdehyde $ \lt $ p- nitrobenzaldehyde
2. benzaldehyde $ \lt $ acetophenone $ \lt $ p- nitrobenzaldehyde $ \lt $ p-tolualdehyde
3. p- nitrobenzaldehyde $ \lt $ benzaldehyde $ \lt $ p-tolualdehyde $ \lt $ acetophenone
4. acetophenone $ \lt $ p-tolualdehyde $ \lt $ benzaldehyde $ \lt $ p- nitrobenzaldehyde

Solution

Reactivity $\propto+\mathrm{ve}$ charge on electrophilic carbon

Asked in: JEE Main 2025 (24 Jan Shift 1)

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