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CHLORAL HYDRATE , CCl 3 CH(OH) 2 IS STABLE ALTHOUGH IT HAS TWO HYDROXYL GROUP ATTACHED TO THE SAME CARBON .......


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


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Prudhvi teja
83 Points
13 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
31 Points
13 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
11 Points
7 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
11 Points
6 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.

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