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प्रश्न
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:
Why is phenol more acidic than cyclohexanol?
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उत्तर
Because the conjugate base of phenol, the phenoxide ion, is more stable due to resonance, phenol is more acidic than cyclohexanol.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give two reactions that show the acidic nature of phenol.
Account for the following:
o-nitrophenol is more steam volatile than p-nitrophenol.
The product obtained from the reaction is:
Phenols do not react with one of the following:
Phenol is more acidic than alcohol because ____________.
The ionization constant of phenol is higher than that of ethanol because ____________.
Phenol reacts with Br2 in CS2 at low temperature to give ____________.
Which of the following statements is true:
Assertion: o-Nitrophenol is less soluble in water than the m- and p-isomers.
Reason: m- and p- Nitrophenols exist as associated molecules.
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HBr.
Butan-1-ol
