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Out of -OH and -OCH 3, -OH is more activating, Why? Out of -OH and -OCH3, -OH is more activating, Why?
Out of -OH and -OCH3, -OH is more activating, Why?
Dear mohini, The -OH group attached to the benzene ring in phenol has the effect of making the ring much more reactive than it would otherwise be. One of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in the -OH group overlaps with the delocalised ring electron system . . . . . . giving a structure rather like this: The donation of the oxygen's lone pair into the ring system increases the electron density around the ring. A benzene ring undergoes substitution reactions in which the ring electrons are attacked by positive ions or the slightly positive parts of molecules. In other words, it undergoes electrophilic substitution. If you increase the electron density around the ring, it becomes even more attractive to incoming electrophiles. That's what happens in phenol. We are all IITians and here to help you in your IIT JEE preparation. All the best. If you like this answer please approve it.... win exciting gifts by answering the questions on Discussion Forum Sagar Singh B.Tech IIT Delhi sagarsingh24.iitd@gmail.com
Dear mohini,
The -OH group attached to the benzene ring in phenol has the effect of making the ring much more reactive than it would otherwise be.
One of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in the -OH group overlaps with the delocalised ring electron system . . . . . . giving a structure rather like this: The donation of the oxygen's lone pair into the ring system increases the electron density around the ring. A benzene ring undergoes substitution reactions in which the ring electrons are attacked by positive ions or the slightly positive parts of molecules. In other words, it undergoes electrophilic substitution. If you increase the electron density around the ring, it becomes even more attractive to incoming electrophiles. That's what happens in phenol. We are all IITians and here to help you in your IIT JEE preparation. All the best. If you like this answer please approve it.... win exciting gifts by answering the questions on Discussion Forum Sagar Singh B.Tech IIT Delhi sagarsingh24.iitd@gmail.com
One of the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in the -OH group overlaps with the delocalised ring electron system . . .
. . . giving a structure rather like this:
The donation of the oxygen's lone pair into the ring system increases the electron density around the ring.
A benzene ring undergoes substitution reactions in which the ring electrons are attacked by positive ions or the slightly positive parts of molecules. In other words, it undergoes electrophilic substitution. If you increase the electron density around the ring, it becomes even more attractive to incoming electrophiles. That's what happens in phenol.
We are all IITians and here to help you in your IIT JEE preparation. All the best. If you like this answer please approve it.... win exciting gifts by answering the questions on Discussion Forum Sagar Singh B.Tech IIT Delhi sagarsingh24.iitd@gmail.com
We are all IITians and here to help you in your IIT JEE preparation. All the best.
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Sagar Singh
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