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ChemistryGOCRESONANCE AND MESOMERIC EFFECTHard2 minQB
ChemistryHardsingle choice

Which structure is obtained when the curved arrows in the enamine below are pushed (the N lone pair forms a bond and the pi pair moves onto the terminal carbon) ?

structure

Options:

Answer:
B
Solution:

The lone pair on N forms an pi bond, so N becomes . The pi pair moves onto the terminal carbon as a lone pair, giving a carbanion.

Product : (C and N atoms stay in place). Both charges must be opposite, so only (B) fits.

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