Question

P-nitrophenol is more acidic than phenol but less acidic than p-cresol,why

Answer 1

compound which could release proton easily aremore acidic as compared to one in which loss of proton little difficult. Phenol is more acidic than cresol. Cresol has an electron donating methyl group, which reduces its electron deficiency of thephenol group and henceacidity.