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Organic Chemistry – Some Basic Principles and Techniques
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The most suitable method of separation of 1 : 1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is

  • Sublimation

  • Chromatography

  • Crystallisation

  • Steam distillation

Answer

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Steam distillation

Steam distillation is the most suitable method of separation of 1: 1 mixture of ortho and para nitrophenols as there are intramolecular H-bonds in ortho nitrophenol.

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