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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

Select the correct order of basic strength:

Answer: (A)

Solution

Carbanion basicity decreases as the s-character of the carbanion's lone-pair orbital increases: sp³ (ethyl) > sp² (vinyl) > sp (acetylide). All three

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