The carbonyl carbon is:

electrophilic

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nucleophilic

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amphoteric

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lewis base

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Solution

The correct option is A electrophilic
The carbon-oxygen double bond is polarised due to higher electronegativity of oxygen relative to carbon. Hence, the carbonyl carbon is an electrophilic (lewis acid) and carbonyl oxygen is a nucleophilic (lewis base) centre.

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