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

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Hemiacetals are usually unstable whereas acetals are stable Which has the most stable hemiacetal? (A)  (B)  (C)  (D) C6H5 —CHO

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<img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/039c87f2b77794ed486ad9b0e7d37644-.png" /> If a hemiacetal is five- or six-membered cyclic, it is considered stable

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

$C_{6} H_{5} — C H O$

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

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

C6​H5​—CHO

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

$C_{6} H_{5} — C H O$