The correct statement regarding a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon, is [2016]
1
a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon rapidly equilibrates with its corresponding enol and this process is known as carbonylation
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a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon rapidly equilibrates with its corresponding enol and this process is known as keto-enol tautomerism
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a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon never equilibrates with its corresponding enol
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a carbonyl compound with a hydrogen atom on its alpha-carbon rapidly equilibrates with its corresponding enol and this process is known as aldehyde-ketone equilibration.
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Keto-enol tautomerism :
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