(a) Account for the following : (i) Propanal is more reactive than propanone towards nucleophilic
Channel: Doubtnut
Date: 19/01/2020

(a) Account for the following : (i) Propanal is more reactive than propanone towards nucleophilic reagents. (ii) Electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid taken place at meta position. (iii) Carboxylic acids do not distinguish between the following pairs of compounds : (b) Give simple os chemical test to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds : (i) Acetophenone and benzaldhyde (ii) Benzoic acid and ethylbenzoate.