Q69 / 180 · NEET 2015 (Phase 1) · Chemistry
Given,

Which of the given compounds can exhibit tautomerism?
Given,
Which of the given compounds can exhibit tautomerism?
- AI and II
- BI and III
- CII and III
- Correct answerDI, II and III
Solution
All compounds show tautomerism.



Of many types of tauomerism possible, keto-enol tauomerism is the most commonly encountered one.
It is possible in presence of -C (wrt the carbonyl group), which is the conjugate C-H bond having sp3 hybridization.
Usually it is the -C of the carbonyl group constituting a triad system, however it could also sometimes be the -C, if there is a C=C present on carbons, constituting a quinquad system.
Compound (I) & (II) are have tautomerism in a triad system, while (III) involves a quinquad system as shown here:

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.