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2024 · 27 Jan · Shift 1 · Q6
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Basics of Organic Chemistry question

2024 · 27 Jan · Shift 1 · Q6

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Which of the following has highly acidic hydrogen?
  1. A
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 81 English Option 1
  2. B
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 81 English Option 2
  3. C
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 81 English Option 3
  4. D
    JEE Main 2024 (Online) 27th January Morning Shift Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 81 English Option 4
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Correct answer: D

The question asks: Which of the following has highly acidic hydrogen?

However, the structures/options A, B, C, and D are not visible in the prompt. Since acidity of hydrogen in organic chemistry depends entirely on the structure and the stability of the conjugate base, the answer cannot be derived reliably without the actual options.

1. What determines highly acidic hydrogen?

A hydrogen is relatively acidic in organic compounds when removal of H+H^+H+ gives a highly stabilized conjugate base. Common stabilizing factors are:

  1. Resonance stabilization of the anion
  2. Negative charge on electronegative atom like O, N, S
  3. spspsp-hybridized carbon (greater s-character stabilizes carbanion)
  4. Strong −I-I−I effect from electron-withdrawing groups
  5. Aromatic stabilization after deprotonation

Examples of comparatively acidic hydrogens in organic chemistry include:

  • Carboxylic acids: RCOOH\mathrm{RCOOH}RCOOH
  • Phenols (less acidic than carboxylic acids, more than alcohols)
  • 1,31,31,3-dicarbonyl compounds
  • Terminal alkynes: RC≡CH\mathrm{RC\equiv CH}RC≡CH
  • Nitroalkanes (at α\alphaα-hydrogen)

2. Why the answer cannot be solved uniquely

Since options A, B, C, and D are blank, there is no way to:

  • compare the structures,
  • identify the most acidic hydrogen,
  • verify whether option D is actually correct.

3. Comparison with stored answer

The stored correct answer is D, but because the actual options are missing, I cannot independently confirm it.

So the proper conclusion is that the question data is incomplete.

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