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What intermediate forms when a nucleophile attacks the carbonyl carbon of an aldehyde?
AA carbocation
BA free radical
CAn alkoxide ion
DA carbene
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. An alkoxide ion
The carbon changes from sp2 to sp3 as the nucleophile bonds to it, and the oxygen carries a negative charge as an alkoxide ion.
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