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Q. Which of the following has the highest dipole moment?

AIIMSAIIMS 2002Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques

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The electronegative oxygen atom is a strong electron withdrawing group. So there is polarity in the carbonyl compounds. This polarity is even greater than in the asymmetric alkene.

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