intramolecular hydrogen bonding takes place in ortho-nitrophenol but not in para-nitrophenol why?
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intramolecular hydrogen bonding does not take place in para nitro phenol b'coz there is distance b/w nitro n hydroxy grp due which they r not able to form the bond bt in ortho the grps r so near that they can form a bond....
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amanaggarwal823:
i want some more explanation
not enough
this the only reason...u know in para the distance b/w NO2 and OH is so large....they r on the opposite ends and hence not able to form bond...
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