Which of the following conformers for ethylene glycol is
most stable?
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In almost all compounds the anti-conformation is the most stable. But in the case of compounds like 2-fluoroethanol and ethylene glycol the gauche confirmation is more stable. The traditional way to describe it is via hydrogen bonding. But I'm afraid it's slightly more complicated.
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when ethene is added with alkaline Kmno4 the product gives ethylene glycol(common name)ethane-1,2-diol(IUPAC name)
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