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para-Nitrobenzaldehyde vs. benzaldehyde

para-Nitrobenzaldehyde reacts at a faster rate than benzaldehyde in the Perkin reaction while p-N,N-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde is much less reactive toward the same nucleophile. Explain.

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