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Which is a stronger acid, phenol or cresol? Explain. |
Answer» Solution :CRESOL is methylphenol. It has THREE positional isomers: o-cresol and p-cresol. Due to +I-effect of `CH_(3)` group, electron DENSITY in the O-H bond increases, therefore, it becomes difficult to break the O-H bond as compared to that in PHENOL and HENCE all cresols are less acidic than phenol or phenol is a stronger acid than cresols. 
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