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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Consider the carbanions p-CH₃O–C₆H₄–CH₂⁻ (I), p-O₂N–C₆H₄–CH₂⁻ (II), C₆H₅–CH₂⁻ (III). The correct order of stability is

Answer: (C)

Solution

The electron-withdrawing para-nitro group (II) stabilizes the adjacent carbanion most; the

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