JEE Main 2006 Chemistry question

Increasing order of stability among the three main conformations (i.e. Eclipse, Anti, Gauche) of 2-fluoroethanol is

Answer: (3)

Solution

In 2-fluoroethanol the gauche conformer is the most stable because of intramolecular hydrogen bonding (O–H···F) and the gauche effect;

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Question ID VK-038817