Question

why is phenol more acidic than alcohol? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols because the negative charge in the phenoxide ion is not localized on the oxygen atom as it is in an alkoxide ion but is delocalized as it is shared by a number of carbon atoms in benzene ring.

Answer 2

Answer:

Alcohols and Phenols

Phenol is more acidic than cyclohexanol and acyclic alcohols because the phenoxide ion is more stable than the alkoxide ion. ... Phenols substituted with electron-donating groups are less acidic than phenol. Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols, and as a result they dissolved in basic solutions.