JEE Main Chemistry question

Which alcohol is most acidic?

(A)MethanolCorrect
(B)Ethanol
(C)Isopropyl alcohol
(D)tert-Butyl alcohol

Answer: (A)

Solution

Alkyl groups are electron-donating (+I) and destabilise the negative charge on an alkoxide conjugate base; methanol's carbon bears no alkyl substituents at all, so its alkoxide is the least destabilised

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