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Compounds that can exhibit tautomerism are:

A

I and II

B

I and III

C

II and III

D

I, II and III

Step-by-Step Solution

For a carbonyl compound (aldehyde or ketone) to exhibit keto-enol tautomerism, it must possess at least one acidic α\alpha-hydrogen atom attached to an sp3sp^3 hybridised carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group (>C=O>C=O).

The acidity of α\alpha-hydrogens is due to the strong electron-withdrawing effect of the carbonyl group and the resonance stabilisation of the conjugate base (enolate ion). If compounds I, II, and III all contain oxidizable α\alpha-hydrogens, they will all exhibit tautomerism.

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