### Question > [![enter image description here][1]][1] > > Which form of 1-phenylbutane-1,3-dione is more stable? ### Answer > 3-hydroxy-1-phenylbut-2-en-1-one ### My question I've been told that between the above two, 3-hydroxy-1-phenylbut-2-en-1-one is more stable because the double bond is in the middle which is unclear to me. Could someone explain the above statement? [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/qLuSK.png