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

  1. A
    Eclipse, Gauche, Anti
  2. B
    Gauche, Eclipse, Anti
  3. C
    Eclipse, Anti, Gauche
  4. D
    Anti, Gauche, Eclipse

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Usually, the Anti conformation is the most stable for 1,2-disubstituted ethanes due to minimum steric and electronic repulsion.However, in 2-fluoroethanol (), the Gauche conformation is stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding between the Oxygen-hydrogen and the highly electronegative Fluorine atom.Stability order: Eclipse < Anti < Gauche.

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

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