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Which is expected to be more stable, O 2 NCH 2 CH 2 O – or CH 3 CH 2 O – and why ?
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D
is more stable than
because NO 2 group has –I-effect and hence it tends to disperse the –ve charge on the O-atom. In contrast, CH 3 CH 2 has +I-effect. It, therefore tends to intensify the –ve charge and hence destabilizes it.
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