1. Jun 8, 2008 #1

   Libra_girl

   

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3. Jun 9, 2008 #2

   chemisttree

   

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   So, you have a benzylic alcohol and two phenols. Are phenols more or less acidic than alcohols? One of the phenols has an electron withdrawing group para to the OH. Do electron withdrawing groups increase or decrease acidity?

    

   chemisttree, Jun 9, 2008
4. Jun 11, 2008 #3

   Libra_girl

   

   More acidic?

    

   Libra_girl, Jun 11, 2008
5. Jun 13, 2008 #4

   Kushal

   

   the stronger the acid, the easier it will be to remove a proton(H⁺) from it.

    

   Kushal, Jun 13, 2008

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