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What are carbanions? Give example.

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A reaction intermediate formed by heterolysic fission of a covalent bond which contains one negatively charged carbon with eight electrons in its valence shell is called carbanion.

The heterolytic cleavage of a covalent bond as indicated in the following reactions gives carbanions.

Example:- CH3 - MgI → CH3- + MgI



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