Question #11505

how many alpha hydrogen are present in benzyl methyl ketone?

Expert's answer

Hydrogen attached to the alpha carbon (carbon attached to the functional group)
is called alpha hydrogen.
So, benzyl methyl ketone C6H5-CH2-CO-CH3 has 2
alpha carbon atoms (CH2 and CH3) and 5 alpha hydrogen atoms.
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