The enolic form of ethyl acetoacetate as below has:

The enolic form of ethyl acetoacetate as below has:

1. 18 sigma bonds and 2 pi-bonds
2. 16 sigma bonds and 1 pi-bonds
3. 9 sigma bonds and 2 pi-bonds
4. 9 sigma bonds and 1 pi-bonds

Solution

$18\mathrm{ }\mathrm{\sigma }$ and $2\mathrm{\pi }$ bonds in both keto and enol form of ethyl acetoacetate.

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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