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ChemistryAlcohols, Phenols and EthersJEE Main

Amongst the following compounds (N,N-dimethylaniline, cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2-ethoxybenzyl alcohol, phenol, p-nitrophenol, a second N,N-dialkylaniline, ethylbenzene, and 1-naphthoic acid), the total number of compounds soluble in aqueous NaOH is

Answer: (D)

Solution

Aqueous NaOH dissolves compounds acidic enough to be deprotonated: carboxylic acids (cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 1-naphthoic acid) and sufficiently acidic phenols

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