Carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like aldehydes or ketones. Why?
Carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like aldehydes or ketones. Why?
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The presence of a lone pair of electrons on an atom of the OH group diminishes the electrophilic character of C through resonance; carboxylic acids contain a carbonyl group. As a result, the carbonyl atom's partial positive charge
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