Question

Which is the most acidic of the following compounds?
(a) C2H5OH (b) (CH3)3 COH (c) CH2COOH (d) C&H OH
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Answer 1

Answer:

option A and D are alcohols and option B and D are carboxylic acids.

since carboxylic acids are much stronger acids than alcohols, option A and D are rejected.

now in C, methyl at ortho position apply +I effect,hence reducing the acidic behaviour.

hence option B is correct