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Identify the electrophilic centre in CH3CHO
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Solution
Electrophilic centre in CH3CHO is aldehydic carbon i.e., carbon bonded with Oxygen as oxygen is more electronegative element. Due to the electronegativity difference between carbon and oxygen atom there is partial positive charge on carbon atom and partial negative charge on Oxygen atom.
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