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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

How is -OH an electron withdrawing group when we’re talking about -I effect, but an electron donor during resonance in phenol?

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7 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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7 Years ago
Hiii Raiza 
Acidity of a phenol increases in the presence of electron withdrawing grup. Phenoxide ion generated in this , having more stablity.However if an electron withdrawing group on the ring can further delocalize the negative charge than the anion is more stable and the phenol is more acidic.
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