JEE Main Chemistry question

Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found in:

(A)SalicylaldehydeCorrect
(B)Water
(C)Acetaldehyde
(D)Phenol

Answer: (A)

Solution

Salicylaldehyde (2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) has an –OH group and a –CHO group on adjacent ring carbons, close enough to form a stable 6-membered ring through an intramolecular O–HO=C hydrogen bond, within a

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