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  4. Maximum enol content is observed in

Q. Maximum enol content is observed in

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Solution:

In -diketones, the enol content is high due to stabilization of the enol both by bonding and resonance. Further since the group in ketones is a much stronger electron withdrawing group than in esters, therefore, the enol content is much higher in acetylacetone than in ethyl acetoacetate