What is a stronger acid phenol or cresol?
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Cresol has an electron donating methyl group, which reduces its electron deficiency of the phenol group and hence acidity. The methyl group has +I effect as well as hyperconjugation effect, both of which increase the electron density in the O-H bond, and hence all cresols are weaker acids than phenol.
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Phenol is a stronger acid than cresol.
Explanation:
- Phenol consists of a benzene ring with which hydroxyl group is attached.
- Since the hydroxyl group has oxygen which has lone pair of electron it can accept hydrogen ion from the media.
- Also show that every to perform hyper conjugation is more for phenol as compared to cresol.
- On the other hand crystal has a methyl group which has no power of hyperconjugation.
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