The major reason that phenol is a better Bronsted acid than cyclohexanol is that:
A
it is a better proton donor.
B
the cyclohexyl group is an electron donating group byinduction, 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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the phenyl group is an electron withdrawing group by induction, which stabilizes the anion formed in the reaction.
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