Which will undergo deprotonation most readily in basic medium?
Which will undergo deprotonation most readily in basic medium?
- a only
- c only
- Both a and c
- b only
Solution
Due to the presence of two electron-withdrawing carbonyl group the methylene protons are very much acidic. The effect of is more than . Hence, the acidic nature of acetyl acetone is more than rest of the two molecules.
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