JIPMER2016ChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
Consider the following compounds. The decreasing order of decarboxylation is
Options
- AI II III
- BIII II I
- CIII I II
- DII I III
Correct answer
A. I II III
Step-by-step solution
-I effect of Cl Br I . The decreasing order of stabilities of carbanion is Cl ₃ C ⁻ Br ₃ C ⁻ I ₃ C ⁻ Hence, the decreasing order of ease of decarboxylation is I II III .