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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 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.
Phenols do not react with one of the following:
Acidity of phenol is due to ____________.
In the following compounds:
The order of acidity is
What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols in the following reaction?
\[\ce{R-OH + HCl ->[ZnCl2] R-Cl + H2O}\]
Phenol is used in the manufacture of
Which is the final product ‘A’ (major) in the given reaction?
In the following compounds:
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| (I) | (II) | (III) | (IV) |
The order to acidity is ______.
Give the structure of the product you would expect when the following alcohol reacts with HCl–ZnCl2.
2-Methylbutan-2-ol
