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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

The correct order of increasing basicity of the given conjugate bases (R = CH₃) is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Basicity of a conjugate base increases as the acidity of its conjugate acid decreases. Conjugate-acid acidity order: RCOOH (pKa≈5)

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