Question

O- nitrophenol is steam volatile but P- nitrophenol is not.Why?

Answer 1

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o-Nitrophenol forms intramolecular H bond whereas molecules of p-Nitrophenol get associated through intermolecular H bonding and relatively higher boiling point.

Therefore, o-Nitrophenol is more steam volatile than p-Nitrophenol

Answer 2

∆ In Ortho nitro phenol N2O and OH are aside to each other hence the repelsions are created they liked to go away and also they contains intra molecular hydrogen bond between them.
∆ That's why O- Nitro phenol is steam violate.
∆ Where as in P- Nitro phenol the compounds are far way and they don't contains intra molecular hydrogen bond and has inter molecular hydrogen bond.