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ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main

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

Answer: (C)

Solution

In 2-fluoroethanol, the gauche conformation allows an intramolecular hydrogen bond/favorable electrostatic interaction between the O–H hydrogen and the fluorine,

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