MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Given the two benzaldehyde derivatives below, which one will react faster (at the carbonyl carbon) with a nucleophile?



    		 

    A

    		 The left molecule because the fluoro group is electron-withdrawing, making its carbonyl carbon less electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile

    B

    		 The left molecule because the fluoro group is electron-donating, making its carbonyl carbon less electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile

    C

    		 The right molecule because the fluoro group is electron-withdrawing, making its carbonyl carbon more electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile

    D

    		 The right molecule because the fluoro group is electron-donating, making its carbonyl carbon more electrophilic for addition by a nucleophile



    Chemical Kinetics | Aldehydes and Ketones | Miscellaneous Organic Chemistry |
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