Organic Chemistry
Does phenol shows tautomerism......?????????
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Does phenol shows tautomerism......?????????
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7 Answers
Jaya IITK
yes it does...
see the image which is attached
or this page
Sanjeev Malik IIT BHU
yes, definately it shows tautomerism.
Ritvik Gautam
Since there is a presence of an α hydrogen atom, hence phenol shows tautomerism.
abhi cool
yes.
but In AIEEE 2011, it has been given that phenol does not shows tautomerism.
Please refer Q no 19(set P)
Answer by many coaching instiitutes says it does'nt.
There are two correct options.
Atul Saswat
No it wont .
Though it is very easy to draw it out , it does not necessarily mean it happens practically.
The above link explains it fully
Bottomline: loss of aromaticity makes it impractical.
Siddharth
It shows tautomerism but the equilibrium between keto form and enol((phenol here)) remains mainly towards phenol side
Khimraj
Yes phenol show tautomerism draw the keto form of phenol then you can easily so it has alpha hydrogen.Please if you like answer then approve answer
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