Acidity and basicity trend-general organic chemistry GOC

Started by rohit, August 31, 2018, 12:34:58 AM

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rohit

I am learning acidity strength in organic compounds. Can you help me with this question.

Which of the phenol derivative is most acidic ?

uma

It is based on how many electron donating or electron withdrawing groups present on the ring .EDG  decreases the acidity as they pull electrons from acidic H and EDG increases the acidity  as it donates electron density on the acidic H.
Compare electronegativities  of  halogen atoms  and try to figure out the answer.

rohit

Ohh.. you have made it so simple.
Electronegativity order of halogens is F>Cl>Br>I
It means most acidic is with flourine and least acidic is with I.



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