Which Base Would Not Effectively Deprotonate Benzoic Acid (PhCOOH)

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which base would not effectively deprotonate benzoic acid (PhCOOH) ?

• A) i-PrMgBr
• B) NaOH
• C) NaH
• D) (i-Pr)₂NLi
• E) They would all effectively deprotonate benzoic acid.

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