Question

The structure of carbanion is pyramidal but it undergoes rapid inversion similar to those of amines.

(a) True

(b) False

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I'd like to ask this question from Carbanions topic in portion Reactivity of Molecules Reaction Mechanism of Engineering Chemistry I

Answer 1

Correct choice is (a) True

To elaborate: The structure of carbanion is pyramidal but it undergoes rapid inversion similar to those of amines. The carbanion exists in a trigonal pyramidal geometry. Formally, a carbanion is the conjugate base of a carbon acid.