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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Arrange the compounds in the increasing order of their strength.
4-Nitro phenol
Phenol
Propan-1-ol
4-Methyl phenol.

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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5 Years ago
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4-Nitrophenol > Phenol > 4-Methylphenol > 1- Propanol. Presence of electron with darwing groups at ortho and para positions increases the acidic strength of substituted phenols.


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