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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

why the cleavage of bond between o and h is easy in primary alcohols than secondary and tertiary alcohol

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Khimraj
8 Years ago
This is due to stability of anion formed after releasing H+ ion.
+I effect is main factor to check stability.
Profile image of Mayank Goyal
8 Years ago
Alkyl grps are +I. In secondary alcohols 2 alkyl grps provide more electron density and destabilize the alkoxide ion (formed by releasing H) more than primary alcohol which has only 1 alkyl grp 

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