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Q. The compound that readily tautomerises is

KVPYKVPY 2013Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

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Aceto acetic ester has active methylene $[\underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C} - CH_2 - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C}]$ group, which readily tautomerises to give enol.
$CH_3 - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C}- \underset{\overset{|}{H}}{C} - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C}-OC_2H_5 \rightleftharpoons$
$ CH_3 - \underset{\overset{|}{O}H}{C} = CH - \underset{\overset{||}{O}}{C}- OC_2H_5$