BCECE Engineering BCECE Engineering Solved Paper-2001

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    Nitroalkane which do not exhibit tautomerism is:

    A) \[{{3}^{o}}-\]nitroalkane  

    B)        \[{{2}^{o}}-\]nitroalkane

    C) \[{{1}^{o}}-\]nitroalkane  

    D)        all of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Key Idea: Tautomerism arises due to presence of labile hydrogen in organic compounds. The compounds having \[\alpha -\]hydrogen show tautomerism.                 \[\underset{{{1}^{o}}\,\text{nitroalkane}}{\mathop{R-\underset{H}{\overset{H}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|\,\alpha }{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-N{{O}_{2}}}}\,\underset{{{2}^{o}}\,-\text{nitroalkane}}{\mathop{R-\underset{H}{\overset{R}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|\,\alpha }{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-N{{O}_{2}}}}\,\underset{{{3}^{o}}\,-\text{nitroalkane}}{\mathop{R-\underset{R}{\overset{R}{\mathop{\underset{|}{\overset{|\,\alpha }{\mathop{C}}}\,}}}\,-N{{O}_{2}}}}\,\]                 \[\because \]\[{{3}^{o}}\]nitroalkane does not have any \[\alpha -hydrogen\] atom. \[\because \]\[{{3}^{o}}\]nitroalkane do not show tautomerism


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