Give two reactions that show the acidic | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter Alcohols Phenols and Ethers, Alcohols Phenols and Ethers NCERT Solutions

Question:

Give two reactions that show the acidic nature of phenol. Compare acidity of phenol with that of ethanol.

Answer:

The acidic nature of phenol can be represented by the following two reactions:

(i) Phenol reacts with sodium to give sodium phenoxide, liberating H2.

(ii) Phenol reacts with sodium hydroxide to give sodium phenoxide and water as by-products.

The acidity of phenol is more than that of ethanol. This is because after losing a proton, the phenoxide ion undergoes resonance and gets stabilized whereas ethoxide ion does not.


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Comments

  • Kumar sahil
  • 2019-12-08 14:48:38

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  • 2019-05-29 18:35:25

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  • Kiran gautam
  • 2019-05-29 18:29:09

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  • Upasana
  • 2019-02-17 16:41:56

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  • Rs
  • 2017-10-23 20:30:56

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