Which of the following geminal diols is most
unstable:
FC,
ОН
F C
ОН
Н.С.
ОН
Н.С
ОН
CICH,
ОН
CICH,
ОН
СІ,С
ОН
H
ОН
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Gem diols are unstable because the OH(alcohol) groups are present on a single carbon. ... Geminal diols are unstable mainly due to the fact that two oxygen atoms on the same carbon leads to more lone pair-lone pair repulsion.
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