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Which of the following compounds exhibit tautomerism :

A
Nitro methane
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Nitro ethane
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C
Nitro benzene
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D
A,b
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Solution

The correct option is D A,b
Compounds having hydrogen on alpha-carbon atom shows tautomerism.Both nitro methane and nitro ethane have alpha hydrogens but nitro benzene do not have hydrogen on alpha carbon, so nitro methane and nitro ethane exhibit tautomerism.
Hence option D is correct.

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