Question

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their property as indicated in brackets:

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......................................}\ce{CH3}\\
\phantom{...................................}|\\
\ce{CH3 - CHO, CH3 - C - CH3, CH3 - C - C - CH3}\\
\phantom{..}\phantom{............}||\phantom{................}||\phantom{....}|\\
\phantom{.................}\ce{O\phantom{.}}\phantom{...............}\ce{O}\phantom{...}\ce{CH3}\phantom{.}
\end{array}\]

(reactivity towards HCN)

Answer 1

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{CH3}\phantom{..........................}\\
|\phantom{.............................}\\
\ce{CH3 - C - C - CH3 < CH3 - C - CH3 < CH3 - CHO}\\
\phantom{.}||\phantom{....}|\phantom{..................}||\phantom{................}\\
\ce{O}\phantom{...}\ce{CH3}\phantom{...............}\ce{O}\phantom{...............}\\\end{array}\]