JEE Main Chemistry question

The increasing order of acidic strength among *p*-methoxyphenol, *p*-methylphenol (*p*-cresol) and *p*-nitrophenol is

(A)*p*-Methylphenol < *p*-methoxyphenol < *p*-nitrophenolCorrect
(B)*p*-Methoxyphenol < *p*-methylphenol < *p*-nitrophenol
(C)*p*-Nitrophenol < *p*-methoxyphenol < *p*-methylphenol
(D)*p*-Nitrophenol < *p*-methylphenol < *p*-methoxyphenol

Answer: (A)

Solution

*p*-Nitrophenol is far more acidic than either (strong resonance/inductive electron withdrawal). Between the other two, *p*-methoxyphenol is slightly *more* acidic than *p*-cresol, because the inductive (–I)

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