JEE Main202324 Jan 2023Evening ShiftChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Which will undergo deprotonation most readily in basic medium?
Options
- Aa only
- Bc only
- CBoth a and c
- Db only
Correct answer
A. a only
Step-by-step solution
Due to the presence of two electron-withdrawing carbonyl group the methylene protons are very much acidic. The - M effect of - COCH 3 is more than - COOMe . Hence, the acidic nature of acetyl acetone is more than rest of the two molecules.