The acidity of a proton (hydrogen) alpha to most carbonyl compounds is around pKa = 25, but drops to what with two carbonyls attached to the same sp3 carbon with a hydrogen?

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The acidity of a proton (hydrogen) alpha to most carbonyl compounds is around pKa = 25, but drops to what with two carbonyls attached to the same sp3 carbon with a hydrogen?