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Aldehydes do not form stable hydrates, yet chloral hydrate is readily formed , why ? |
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Answer» Solution :In chloral , three STRONG ELECTRON withdrawing chlorine atoms are present. Asa result , WEAK NUCLEOPHILE like water can easily add. Besides this, intra molecular hydrogen BONDING between chlorine and hydrogen atom of - OH group further stabilises the molecule. `CH_3CH_2CH_2CH_2CHO+ ` `H -underset(CHO)underset(|)(CH)-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3rarr` `CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-underset(OH)underset(|)(CH)-underset(CHO)underset(|)(CH)-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3` |
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