CHLORAL HYDRATE , CCl3CH(OH)2 IS STABLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS TWO HYDROXYL GROUP ATTACHED TO THE SAME CARBON .......

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CHLORAL HYDRATE , CCl₃CH(OH)₂ IS STABLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS TWO HYDROXYL GROUP ATTACHED TO THE SAME CARBON .......

SAI SUSHANTH , 15 Years ago

Grade 9

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Prudhvi teja

Last Activity: 15 Years ago

Dear sai

The three electron withdrawing groups on the methyl group of chloral increase the polarized positive charge at the aldehyde carbon this favors an sp3 arrangement around that carbon CH(OH)2-CCl3 rather than the typical 0=CH-CCl3

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PIYUSH AGRAWAL

Last Activity: 15 Years ago

due to three highly electronegative chlorine atoms, the electron cloud on o atom of hydroxy groups gets shifted towards other carbon providing stability to the compound.

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Saayan Biswas

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

Due to chelation occurring between the chlorine atoms and hydrogen atoms of hydroxyl groups on adjacent carbon atoms chloral hydrate is stable despite having 2 -OH groups on the same carbon atom.

Sam pattnaik

Last Activity: 8 Years ago

The presence of three highly electronegative chlorine atoms destabilize the aldehyde form...... So stability of chloral hydrate increases due to less stability of its aldehyde form.