Why is meta amino phenol stronger acid than or ortho amino phenol ?
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In Phenol; due to the resonance, the electron donating -OH group is attached which donates electrons to the ring and so due to the resonance, the there arises slightly negative (-) charge at ortho and para positions, increasing the density of electrons over o and p-positions.
Hence, we see that at o and p-position there is amore density of electrons, so when an electron donating group is attached to it Like -NH2 group, then it destablizes the phenoxide ion and this effect is more at o and p- position so, for amine the meta position is preffered and it gives more stabilized product than para amino phenol. You can make resonance structure for this
Hence, meta-amino phenol is considered as more acidic than para-amino phenol.
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Hence, we see that at o and p-position there is amore density of electrons, so when an electron donating group is attached to it Like -NH2 group, then it destablizes the phenoxide ion and this effect is more at o and p- position so, for amine the meta position is preffered and it gives more stabilized product than para amino phenol. You can make resonance structure for this
Hence, meta-amino phenol is considered as more acidic than para-amino phenol.
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