(C) Methyl lithium $(CH_{3}Li)$ acts as a strong base. It abstracts an acidic $\alpha$-hydrogen from the cyclopentanone molecule. This process results

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(C) Methyl lithium $(CH_{3}Li)$ acts as a strong base. It abstracts an acidic $\alpha$-hydrogen from the cyclopentanone molecule. This process results in the formation of methane $(CH_{4})$ and a resonance-stabilized enolate intermediate,which is a cyclopentanonyl anion associated with the lithium cation.

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Treatment of cyclopentanone with methyl lithium gives which of the following species?

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Cyclopentanonyl radical
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Cyclopentanonyl biradical
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Cyclopentanonyl anion
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Cyclopentanonyl cation

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