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The stability of carbanions in the following

i RC C ¯ *  ii   iii R 2 C= C ¯ H *  iv R 3 C C ¯ H 2 *

is in the order of
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Options:
  • A (iv) > (ii) > (iii) > (i)
  • B (i) > (iii) > (ii) > (iv)
  • C (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
  • D (ii) . (iii) > (iv) > (i)
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The correct answer is: (i) > (ii) > (iii) > (iv)
Stability of carbanion increases with increase in s% and decreases the number of electron releasing group. So the order of stability of carbanions is

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