The general order of reactivity of carbonyl compounds for nucleophilic addition reactions is

  • A
    $H_2C = O > RCHO > ArCHO > R_2C = O > Ar_2C = O$
  • B
    $ArCHO > Ar_2C = O > RCHO > R_2C = O > H_2C = O$
  • C
    $Ar_2C = O > R_2C = O > ArCHO > RCHO > H_2C = O$
  • D
    $H_2C = O > R_2C = O > Ar_2C = O > RCHO > ArCHO$

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