The characteristic intermediate in the E1cB mechanism is a

Acarbanion
Bcarbocation
Ccarbene
Dfree radical

Answer: A

E1cB means elimination, unimolecular, conjugate base. The base first removes a proton to give the conjugate base of the substrate, a carbanion (for example an enolate), which then expels the leaving group.

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