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ChemistrySTRUCTURAL ISOMERISMFUCTIONAL ISOMERISMHard2 minPYQ_2016
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The correct statement regarding a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha carbon, is:NEET 2016 (Phase 1)

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D
Solution:

The correct statement regarding a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha carbon is a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon rapidly equilibrates with its corresponding enol and this process is known as keto-enol tautomerism.

The tautomeric structures are given below:



Keto-enol tautomerism

Stream:NEETSubject:ChemistryTopic:STRUCTURAL ISOMERISMSubtopic:FUCTIONAL ISOMERISM
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