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Geminal diols are more or geminal och3 groups are more stable

Geminal diols are more or geminal och3 groups are more stable

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Naveen Kumar
36 Points
6 years ago
Gem diols are unstable because the OH(alcohol) groups are present on a single carbon. Hence because they are closer to each other lone pair- lone pair repulsion would be higher as their lone pairs would repel each other.Viccinal diols on the other hand have OH group at different carbon atoms. Hence, less repulsion is there. This makes them more stable.

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