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Hence, the anion of a ketone, where there are extra alkyl groups is less stable than that of an aldehyde, and so, a ketone is less acidic. In the ester, there is also a resonance donation from the alkoxy group towards the carbonyl that competes with the stabilisation of the enolate charge.
1 acidity of alpha hydrogen and beta-keto ester. 2  Any hydrogen alpha to (adjacent to) a carbonyl group is more acidic than a regular hydrogen. 3  The alpha hydrogen of a beta-keto ester is even more acidic because it's adjacent to 2 carbonyl groups. The alpha hydrogen of a beta-keto ester is even more acidic because it's adjacent to 2 carbonyl groups. 2  The reason for the acidity is the stabilization of the deprotonated species by the enolate ion resonance structures.