5. Tropone (A) is much stronger base (conjugate acid more stabilized) than the open chain, conjugated ketone (B), both shown below. Please explain briefly why this observation makes sense. CH2 A В w O=

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5. Tropone (A) is much stronger base (conjugate acid more stabilized) than the open chain, conjugated
ketone (B), both shown below. Please explain briefly why this observation makes sense.
H2C
CCH2
A
В
Transcribed Image Text:5. Tropone (A) is much stronger base (conjugate acid more stabilized) than the open chain, conjugated ketone (B), both shown below. Please explain briefly why this observation makes sense. H2C CCH2 A В
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