Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C–OH bond length :
methanol, phenol,
p-ethoxyphenol
Solution
C-OH bond length in Among methanol, phenol and
p-ethoxyphenol, C-OH bond length is least in phenol due to
resonance and maximum in methanol due to
lack of resonance whereas it will have some
intermediate value in p-ethoxyphenol.
<br><br>phenol < p-ethoxyphenol < methanol
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Subject: Chemistry · Chapter: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers · Topic: Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
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