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The major reason that phenol is a better...

The major reason that phenol is a better Bronsted acid than cyclohexanol is that :

A

it is a beter proton donor.

B

the cyclohexyl group is an electron donating group by induction, which destabilizes the anion formed in the reaction by resonance.

C

Phenol is able to stabilize the anion formed in the reaction.

D

the phenyl group is an electron withdrawing group by induction, which stabilizes the anion formed in the reaction.

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D
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Knowledge Check

  • p-Chlorophenol is stronger acid than phenol because

    A
    Cl is less electronegative than oxygen atom
    B
    of the -I effect of a halogen which is greater than its +R effect
    C
    of +R effect of Cl which is stronger than its -I effect
    D
    of +R effect of Cl

  • Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

    A
    phenols are more soluble in water than alcohols are.
    B
    the phenoxide ion is stabilized by resona-nce but resonance is not possible in the alkoxide ion.
    C
    resonance stabilization in the phenoxide ion is greater than that in the alkoxide ion.
    D
    phenol are stabilized by resonance but alcohol are not.

  • Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

    A
    phenoxide ion is stabilized by resonance
    B
    phenols are more soluble in polar solvents
    C
    phenoxide ions do not exhibit resonance
    D
    alcohols do not lose `H` atoms at all