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प्रश्न
Out of o-nitrophenol and o-cresol which is more acidic?
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उत्तर
There is an electron-withdrawing group NO2 that is present in the ortho position in ortho-nitrophenol which enhances the acidic strength and makes more acidic. In o-cresol there is an electron releasing group, they decrease acidic strength.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HCl–ZnCl2.
Butan-1-ol
Give two reactions that show the acidic nature of phenol.
Phenol is more acidic than alcohol because ____________.
Acidity of phenol is due to ____________.
The ionization constant of phenol is higher than that of ethanol because ____________.
In the following compounds:
The order of acidity is
Phenol reacts with Br2 in CS2 at low temperature to give ____________.
Strength of acidity is in order:
Which one of the following compounds has the most acid nature?
Arrange the following in decreasing order of acidic character:
What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols in the following reaction?
\[\ce{R-OH + HCl ->[ZnCl2] R-Cl + H2O}\]
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.
Which is the final product ‘A’ (major) in the given reaction?
Which one of the following has the lowest pKa value?
For the pair phenol and cyclohexanol, answer the following:
Why is phenol more acidic than cyclohexanol?
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HCl–ZnCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with SOCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
Compare acidity of phenol with that of ethanol.
