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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Consider the carbanions: p-CH₃O–C₆H₄–CH₂⁻ (1), p-O₂N–C₆H₄–CH₂⁻ (2), C₆H₅–CH₂⁻ (3). The correct order of stability is

Answer: (C)

Solution

Electron-withdrawing para-NO₂ (2) stabilizes the adjacent carbanion by resonance and induction; electron-donating para-OCH₃ (1)

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Question ID VK-139381