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Aldehydes are generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition to the carbonyl group. Suggest two explanations for this relative reactivity.

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Chapter11: Ethers, Epoxides, And Sulfides

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Problem 11.41P: Aldehydes and ketones react with one molecule of an alcohol to form compounds called hemiacetals, in...

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Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atoms. The size of the alkane could be determined by the number of carbon atoms located in it.

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