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  4. Hemiacetals are usually unstable whereas acetals are stable Which has the most stable hemiacetal?

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Q. Hemiacetals are usually unstable whereas acetals are stable Which has the most stable hemiacetal?

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

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If a hemiacetal is five- or six-membered cyclic, it is considered stable