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The compound drawn is acetone. Four other carbonyl compounds are shown beside the options. Select ALL the structures that have a higher enol content than acetone.

  1. AStructure A
  2. BStructure B
  3. CStructure C
  4. DStructure D

Answer: C, D

Acetylacetone (about 80% enol) and ethyl acetoacetate (about 8% enol) are 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds whose enols are conjugated and chelated. Acetone has about percent enol. Ethyl acetate and N,N-dimethylacetamide have much lower alpha-acidity than a ketone (resonance of the ester/amide group), so their enol contents are lower than that of acetone.
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