MHT CET Chemistry question

Which of the following is most acidic? [CPMT 1999]

(A)Phenol
(B)Benzyl alcohol
(C)m-ChlorophenolCorrect
(D)Cyclohexanol

Answer: (C)

Solution

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because the phenoxide ion is resonance stabilised, and the electron-withdrawing in m-chlorophenol further stabilises the

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