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Arrange the acidity order between phenol, p-chlorophenol and benzoic acid and justify the answer

Arrange the acidity order between phenol, p-chlorophenol and benzoic acid and justify the answer

Grade:12th pass

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S.Neha
23 Points
6 years ago
benzoic acid>p choro phenol>phenol. resonating structures of benzoic acid gives -ve charge on more electronegative oxygen atoms and cl group withdraws -ve charge from P position through -Ieffect. Finally delocalozation of -ve charge after proton release is the condition to decide acidity.

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