Chapter 18 - Question 2

Other than nucleophilic attacks at the carbonyl carbon, the most important reaction for aldehydes and ketones is?

       electrophilic attacks at the carbonyl oxygen.
       electrophilic attacks at the carbonyl carbon.
       electrophilic attacks at the a-carbon.
       nucleophilic additions at the a-carbon.
       nucleophilic substitutions at the a-carbon.

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