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How would you account for the following : (i) Phenols are much acidic than alcohols. (ii) The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of alcohols of comparable molecular measses. |
Answer» SOLUTION :(i) It is because PHENOXIDE ion is more stable than alkoxide ion, on account of resonance  (ii) It is because ALCOHOLS are associated due to INTERMOLECULAR hydrogen bonding whereas ethers are not. `-H-underset(R)underset(|)O"- - - -"H-underset(R)underset(|)O"- - - -"H-underset(R)underset(|)O"- - - -"` |
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