Asked in PMC Practice Test 19 (2021) 2021Moderate

Tautomerism involves the transfer of _ ?

Correct answer: D. H-atom

  • A. Electron
  • B. Carbon atom
  • C. Functional group
  • D. H-atom

Explanation

Option A is wrong because tautomerism doesn't involve the transfer of electrons. It involves the transfer of hydrogen atoms. Option B is also wrong because tautomerism doesn't involve any transfer of any carbon atom. Option C is also wrong because there is no shifting of any functional group in tautomerism. In tautomerism, there is a shifting of hydrogen atoms. Option : D Tautomerism, is the existence of two or more chemical compounds that are capable of facile interconversion, in many cases merely exchanging a hydrogen atom between two other atoms, to either of which it forms a covalent bond(fact).

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