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why does a shift occur from keto to enol form in tautomerism even though keto form is more stable than enol form?

why does a shift occur from keto to enol form in tautomerism even though keto form is more stable than enol form?

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
Reasons are:
  1. Aromaticity –>  with -OH group attached to benzene enables the phenol to attain the stability.
  2. Hydrogen Bonding-> OH group has tendency to make H-Bonding with water.
  3. Type of solvent → with polar protic solvent lone pairs would be available for H- Bonding.

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