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Ken Hill

Why is the oxime tautomer more stable than its corresponding nitroso isomer?

We know, generally, that the keto tautomer is more stable than the corresponding enol tautomer. I would appreciate an explanation that goes beyond the thermodynamic reasoning, too.

In the nitroso-oxime tautomerism, the nitroso form is analogous to keto isomer and the oxime is analogous to the enol form.Then why is the oxime more stable than the nitroso isomer?