The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?
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This is due to the fact that
(i) in phenol , conjugation of unshared electron pair .
over oxygen with aromatic ring results in partial double bond character in carbon - oxygen bond .
(ii) In phenol oxygen is attached to a Sp2Sp2 hybridized carbon atom while in methanol
It is attached to be Sp3Sp3 hybridized carbon atom . The bond order formed between oxygen and Sp2Sp2hybridized carbon is more stable than that formed between oxygen and Sp3Sp3 hybridized carbon
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This is due to the fact that
(i) in phenol , conjugation of unshared electron pair .
over oxygen with aromatic ring results in partial double bond character in carbon - oxygen bond .
(ii) In phenol oxygen is attached to a Sp2Sp2 hybridized carbon atom while in methanol
It is attached to be Sp3Sp3 hybridized carbon atom . The bond order formed between oxygen and Sp2Sp2hybridized carbon is more stable than that formed between oxygen and Sp3Sp3 hybridized carbon
Hope this helps you...
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Hey !
This is due to the fact that
- In phenol, conjugation of unshared electron pair over oxygen with aromatic ring results in partial double bond character in carbon-oxygen bond.
- In phenol, oxygen is attached to sp² hybridised carbon atom while in methanol, it is attached to a sp³ hybridised carbon atom. The bond formed between oxygen and sp³ hybridised carbon.
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