Q.
The ascending order of stability of the carbanion H3C−(P), C6H5C−H2(Q), (CH3)2C−H(R) and H2C−−CH=CH2(S) is
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Solution:
Stability of carbanions is enhanced by
(i) presence of conjugation
(ii) presence of group exerting -I effect. So, the correct order is (Q)C6H5C−H2>H2C−—(S)CH=CH2>(P)C−H3>(R)(CH3)2C−H