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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

Why is 2,6dimethyl-4-nitro benzenol less acidic than 2methyl-4-nitro benzenol? Why sterric hinderance of 2 methyl groups not dominant than 1 methyl group?Is it due to hydrogen bonding or not?

Profile image of Shravan Chaudhari
10 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
steric hindrance here leads disturbance to not to be anticipated in the Resonance with Nitro group.
This is the main cause.