CBSE BOARD XII, asked by rakhi5619, 5 months ago

why alcohol are less reactive than phenol​

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Answered by misscutie94
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Phenol is more acidic than alcohols due to stabilisation of phenoxide ion through resonance. Presence of electron withdrawing group increases the acidity of phenol by , stabilising phenoxide ion while presence of electron releasing group decreases the acidity of phenol by destabilising phenoxide ion.

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Answered by vshekarreddy824
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so phenols,unlike your typical alcohols, are relatively acidic. This arises due to the stability of the phenoxide ion (the conjugate base of acid)

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