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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Which one of the following compounds has the most acidic nature?
B.
The presence of electron withdrawing substituent increases the acidity while electron releasing substituent, when present, decrease the acidity.
Phenyl is an electron withdrawing substituent while -CH3 is an electron releasing substituent, Moreover, phenoxide ion is more resonance stabilised as compared to benzoyl oxide ion, thus, release proton more easily. That's why is a strong acid among the given.
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Show how are the following alcohols prepared by the reaction of a suitable Grignard reagent on methanal?
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