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Question
Primary and secondary nitroalcanes containing α - H atom show property of -
- chain isomerism
- tautomerism
- optical isomerism
- geometrical isomerism
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Solution
(b) Tautomerism
Primary and secondary nitroalkanes containing α-hydrogen atoms show tautomerism. Here, the isomers are obtained by 1,3-migration of a proton from one polyvalent atom to the other within the same molecule.
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