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The carbanion intermediate formed when an aldol loses water in basic medium is

  1. Aa carbocation
  2. Ban enolate ion
  3. Ca free radical
  4. Da carbene

Answer: B

Removal of the alpha-H (next to ) gives a resonance-stabilised enolate, which is the carbanion intermediate of the E1cB dehydration.
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