Why doesn't a halogen add to a carbonyl carbon?

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Why doesn't a halogen add to a carbonyl carbon?..

Answer / sarath

generally carbonyl compounds undergo nucleophilic addition
reactions

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Why doesn't a halogen add to a carbonyl carbon?..

Answer / surya

carbonyl compounds posess "o" which is highly EN so .. they
hv more tendency towards nucleophiles " +" charged ones

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Why doesn't a halogen add to a carbonyl carbon?..

Answer / sreelekha nossam

electro negative atom.cannot attack on the electronegative atom so halogen cannot attack on carbonyl carbon

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