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(I) Propan- 1-ol. butan-2-ol. butan- 1-ol. pentan- 1-ol
The compounds Propan-l-ol, butan-2-ol, butan-1-ol, pentan-1-ol belong to the alcohol family. The structure of the given alcohols are as shown below:
With increase in the molecular weight, the boiling points of alcohols increase. Hence, butan-1-ol has higher boiling point than propan-1-ol. Similarly, pentan-1-ol has higher boiling point than butan-1-ol.
Hence, the increasing order of the boiling points of alcohols is propan-1-ol < butan-1-ol < pentan-1-ol.
With increase in the branching of alkyl groups, the boiling point of alcohols dec
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(III) b < c < a
The reaction will proceed by SN1 mechanism to form the carbocation intermediate, more the stability of carbocation more will be the reactivity of the given compound with HBr/HC1.
-NO2 group is an electron withdrawing group and due to the -M effect, increases the stability of carbocation. Cl group at para position shows + M effect due to it, carbocation is least stable and hence, the compound (c) is the least reactive.
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(II) b > d > a > c > e
The acidic strength decreases with increasing stability of the conjugate base of the given alcohol. -NO2 group at the para position in compound (b) is the most acidic due to the -M effect of the -NO2 group.
Compound (d) has -I effect on the conjugate base, whereas the -OCH3 group has + M effect on the conjugate base and hence decreases the acidity of compounds (c) and (e).
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(IV) m-Chlorophenol
Phenols are more acidic than sp3 and sp2 hybridized alcohol. The m-Chlorophenol is more acidic than phenol due to the -I effect (dominated by the + R effect) of chlorine atom increasing the acidity of phenol.
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(IV) o-methoxy phenol
The stability of the conjugate base determines the acidic character of the compound. Higher the stability of the conjugate base, the higher is the acidic character.
Phenol, O-nitrophenol, O-methyl phenol, and O-methoxy phenol all are aromatic compounds. In aromatic compounds, the negative charge of the conjugate base charge is delocalised. The delocalisation of negative charge gives additional stability to the compound.
Ethanol is not aromatic and it cannot delocalise the negative charge formed after the H+ ion leaves the c. So,
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(I) C6H5OH
C6H5OH, phenol is a strong acid (due to resonance) which will react with sodium hydroxide solution in water to form sodium phenoxide and water. Phenol is more acidic than sp3 hybridized attached alcohols.
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