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  4. In the following reaction Aldehyde + Alcohol oversetH C l arrow Acetal Aldehyde Alcohol HCHO BuOH C H3CHO MeOH The best combination is

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Q. In the following reaction

Aldehyde $+$ Alcohol $\overset{H C l}{ \rightarrow }$ Acetal
Aldehyde Alcohol
$HCHO$ $BuOH$
$C H_{3}CHO$ $MeOH$


The best combination is

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Solution

Rate of nucleophilic addition on carbonyl carbon $ \propto \frac{1}{s t e r i c h i n d e r a n c e}$

As t-Butanol can show formation of carbocation in acidic medium so it will not be able to behave as nucleophile.