What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols toward reactions involving cleavage of C-O bond?
What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols toward reactions involving cleavage of C-O bond? Correct Answer 3°>2°>1°
Alkyl groups are electron releasing groups and increase the electron density towards oxygen making the C-O more polar. This makes the cleavage of the bond between C and O a lot easier.
