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Carbanions derived from aldehydes/ketones are called enolates, as they represent anions (conjugate bases) of the enol forms. Enol ethers can be prepared and are synthetically important. These anions react with an alkyl halide at the carbon or oxygen atom.

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Trimethylsilylchloride Me3SiCl reacts almost exclusively with enolates. One such reaction is shown below. where ketone I is treated with LDA. followed by Me3SiCl to obtain trimethylsilyl derivative of I. The possible intermediate carbanions (II and III) and the possible products (IV to VII) are shown. [LDA = lithium diisopropylamide LiNisoC 3H72, is a strong base but a very poor nucleophile].

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Important Questions on Organic Chemistry- Some Basic Principles and Techniques

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Choose the correct statement regarding the formation of carbocations A and B given :-

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The decreasing order of stability of the given carbocations is
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The decreasing order of the stability of the following carbocations is

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For the following carbocations, the correct order of stability is
I. CH2-COCH3
II. CH2-OCH3
III. CH2-CH3
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Assertion (A): Tertiary carbocations are more reactive than secondary and primary carbocations.

Reason (R): Hyper conjugation, as well as inductive effect due to additional alkyl groups stabilise tertiary carbocations.

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Consider the following carbocations

(a) Cl3C+

(b) Cl2CH+

(c) ClCH2+

(d) CH3+

The stability sequence follows the order 

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Carbocations are important intermediates in organic reactions, they are often stabilised by resonance, inductive effect and hyperconjugation. The cation that can be stabilised by hyperconjugation is
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Arrange the following carbocations in decreasing order of stability.

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The lower stability of ethyl anion compared to methyl anion and the higher stability of ethyl radical compared to methyl radical, respectively, are due to
 
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In which of the following compounds, the C-Cl bond ionization shall give most stable carbonium ion?
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A solution of (-)1-chloro-1-phenylethane in toluene racemises slowly in the presence of a small amount of SbCl5, due to the formation of :