JEE Main 2023 — Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Question with Solution
From: JEE Main 2023 (Online) 13th April Evening Shift
Question
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is A > B > C.
Reason R : Fluoro is a stronger electron withdrawing group than Chloro group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Step-by-step explanation
exerts effect, Methyl exerts effect, is least acidic.
Among and ; since inductive effect is distance dependent, Extent of effect is higher in followed by even though is stronger electron withdrawing group than . Thus, is more acidic than .
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