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Why is Methanol more acidic than water, whereas other alcohols are not?

Why is Methanol more acidic than water, whereas other alcohols are not?

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Harshit Shah
45 Points
8 years ago
Methanol is more acidic than water beacause it is the conjugate acid of a weak base(OMe-) while water is the conjugate acid of a strong base(OH-).
And according to Bronsted-Lowry concept A conjugate acid of a Weak base is a strong acid and vice versa.
 
 
anurag
21 Points
6 years ago
Since carbon is more electro negative than hydrogen so it will withdraw some electron density from oxygen and making methoxide anion more stable than hydroxide anion.... hence methanol is more acidic than water.
Varun
13 Points
5 years ago
Methanol is more acidic than water because conjugate base of methanol (methanoxide ion) is weaker base than hydroxide ion ,methyl slightely withdraw electron density from oxygen atom unlike hydrogen which donates electron to oxygen atom.
Mohammed Kasib Siddiqui
119 Points
5 years ago
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