JEE Main20231 Feb 2023Evening ShiftChemistryBiomoleculesActual
All structures given below are of vitamin C . Most stable of them is:
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Step-by-step solution
The enediol is more stable as compared to other tautomers because the enol form is more stabilized by a favorable intramolecular hydrogen bond. This makes vitamin C to exist as conjugates ene-diol and, not as keto tautomer.