MCAT Organic Chemistry Review 2018-2019

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What are tautomers?


Which tautomer of aldehydes and ketones is thermodynamically favored: keto or enol?


Which role does the enolate carbanion play in organic reactions: nucleophile, electrophile,
oxidizing agent, or reducing agent?


What conditions favor the kinetic enolate form? The thermodynamic enolate form?


Kinetic enolate:

Thermodynamic   enolate:
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