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One mole contains 6.022 × 10²³ particles — if a mole of seconds passed, it'd be 19 quadrillion years.
Did you know?
One mole contains 6.022 × 10²³ particles — if a mole of seconds passed, it'd be 19 quadrillion years.
Treatment of cyclopentanone O with methyl lithium gives which of the following species?

Cyclopentanonyl cation
Cyclopentanonyl radical
Cyclopentanonyl biradical
Cyclopentanonyl anion
To solve this problem, we need to understand the reaction between cyclopentanone and methyl lithium.Cyclopentanone is a ketone, and methyl lithium (CHLi) is an organolithium reagent that acts as a strong nucleophile.The reaction proceeds as follows:1. The carbonyl group () in cyclopentanone is polarized, with the carbon being electrophilic.2. Methyl lithium provides a methyl anion (CH) which attacks the electrophilic carbon of the carbonyl group.3. This nucleophilic attack opens the carbonyl group, forming an alkoxide intermediate.The reaction can be represented as:Cyclopentanone + CHLiCyclopentanonyl anion (alkoxide)The resulting species is an alkoxide ion, which is a type of anion.Therefore, the correct answer is: Cyclopentanonyl anion.This corresponds to Option 4.
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