Redox Reactions Question 2

Question 2 - 24 January - Shift 2

Which will undergo deprotonation most readily in basic medium?

a

(1) a only

(2) c only

(3) Both a and c

(4) b only

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Answer: (1)

Solution:

Formula: Resonance

Most easily deprotonation

(More resonance stabilibsed)