The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?
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The carbon-oxygen bond in phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?
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A Phenol (C6H5OH) contains −OH group(s) directly attached to sp2 hybridized carbon atom(s) of an aromatic system.
The carbon- oxygen bond length in phenol is slightly less than that in methanol.
Phenol can be prepared by various means such as through alkali fusion of sulphonates, hydrolysis of diazonium salts etc. Commercially it is prepared from Dow's process.
Which of the following can produce phenol?
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A Phenol (C6H5OH) contains −OH group(s) directly attached to sp2 hybridized carbon atom(s) of an aromatic system.
The carbon- oxygen bond length in phenol is slightly less than that in methanol.
Phenol can be prepared by various means such as through alkali fusion of sulphonates, hydrolysis of diazonium salts etc. Commercially it is prepared from Dow's process.
The ionisation constant of phenol is higher than that of ethanol because:
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24. C-O-H bond angle in phenol is more than that in methanol. Why?
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Among methanol and phenol which has stronger hydrogen bonding? And why as both have OH group?