શેમાંથી એક પ્રબળ બેઇઝ એ $\alpha -$ હાઇડ્રોજનથી અમૂર્ત કરી શકે છે
AIPMT 2008, Medium
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a since the carbonyl carbon is electron deficient, so most susceptible to attack by nucleophilic reagents or base. A base increases the acidity of hydrogen atom attached to the $\alpha-C$ of the ketones or aldehydes. That-why $\alpha$ -hydrogen is easily abstracted from ketones by a base, e.g. in aldol condensation reaction, $\alpha$ -hydrogen atom of aldehyde or ketone is abstracted by a strong base.
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