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Why p-benzoquinone does not show tautomerism

Why p-benzoquinone does not show tautomerism

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askiitian.expert- chandra sekhar
10 Points
13 years ago

Hi sudarshan,

if there is Hshift then there will be formation of allene in the ring i.e, two consecutive double bonds.... but it is not possible... so it will not show tautomerism....

jee king king
14 Points
13 years ago

THERE IS NO (ALPHA) HYDROGEN IN p-benzoquinone .

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