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Which of the following reacts less easily with sodium metal ?

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t-butyl alcohol
isopropyl alcohol
methyl alcohol
ETHYL alcohol

Solution :Due to the three methyl groups which are ELECTRON donating, the carbon atom bearing OH GROUP acquires partial negative charge, with the RESULT it pushes the electron pair to the O-H bond towards hydrogen and thus, hydrogen atom is firmly ATTACHED with the oxygen atom, hence it does not replace easily by sodium metal.


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