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Question
Arrange the following in the increasing order of their property indicated:
Ethanal, Propanone, Propanal, Butanone (reactivity towards nucleophilic addition)
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Solution
The increasing order towards nucleophilic addition of the following compounds is Butanone < Propanone < Propanal < Ethanal (Due to +I effect).
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