Among the given compounds, the most susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group is:
A
CH3COCl
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B
CH3CHO
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C
CH3COOCH3
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D
CH3COOCOCH3
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Solution
The correct option is ACH3COCl The most susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group is acetyl chloride (CH3COCl). In general, acid chlorides are most susceptible to nucleophilic attack at the carbonyl group as chloride ion is a very good leaving group.