Arrange the following in the decreasing order of acidity of the hydrogen indicated in italic (i) CH3 COCH3 (ii) CH3 COCH2 COCH3 (iii) CH3 OOCCH2 COOCH3 (iv) CH3 COCH2 NO2

ABC26OR0771 · General Organic Chemistry

Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: General Organic Chemistry · Topic: Acidity Basicity · Exam: JAM 2005-2022 · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Hard

Arrange the following in the decreasing order of acidity of the hydrogen indicated in italic (i) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}$ (ii) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{2} \mathrm{COCH}_{3}$ (iii) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{OOCCH}_{2} \mathrm{COOCH}_{3}$ (iv) $\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COCH}_{2} \mathrm{NO}_{2}$

(a)(ii) $>$ (iii) $>$ (i) $>$ (iv)

(b)(iv) $>$ (ii) $>$ (iii) $>$ (i)

(c)(iv) $>$ (iii) $>$ (ii) $>$ (i)

(d)(ii) $>$ (iv) $>$ (iii) $>$ (i)

Answer

Answer (as printed): B

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