why cresol is less acidic then phenol?
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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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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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