Question:
Carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group but do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like aldehydes or ketones. Why?
Solution:
The oxygen atom in carbonyl compound pull more shared pair of electron towards itself and so, carbon acquires partial positive charge and oxygen acquires partial
negative charge in carbonyl compounds. So, the carbon in the carbonyl atom is attacked by a nucleophile. Due to the resonance, carboxylic acids contain carbonyl group
do not show the nucleophilic addition reaction like aldehydes or ketones
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