Aldehydes Ketones Question 37
Question: Carboxylic acid group does not give the usual addition and elimination reactions of aldehydes and ketones because
Options:
A) $ O-H $ bond is more polar than group
B) carboxylate ion gets ionized
C) carboxylate ion gets stabilised by resonance
D) it exists as $ -COOH $ and there is no carbonyl group
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
[c] Due to resonance in carboxylate ion, the double bond character of $ C=O $ bond in carboxylic acids is greatly reduced as compared to that in aldehydes and ketones.
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