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ChemistryALCOHOL & ETHERREACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS and ETHERSMedium2 minQB
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Which of the following species can act as the strongest base?

NCERT Exemplar Unit 11 Q10, clean source figure panel 1

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

Alkoxide is the strongest of these oxygen bases; resonance stabilises phenoxide, and a nitro group stabilises its conjugate base further.

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