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While separating a mixture of ortho- and para-nitrophenols steam distillation, name the isomer which will be steam volatile. Give reason.

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SOLUTION :o-Nitrophenol is steam-volatile due to CHELATION (INTRAMOLECULAR H-bonding) and HENCE can be separated by steamm distillation from p-nitrophenol which is not steam volatile because of intermolecular H-bonding.


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