Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Reaction of Phenol with NaOH, Acidic Character of Alcohols, Effect of Substituents on the Acidity of Phenol, Acidic Character of Phenols and, Reaction of Alcohols with Active Metals
Important Questions on Acidity of Alcohols and Phenols
Assertion: Phenol is more acidic than ethanol.
Reason: Phenoxide ion is resonance stabilized.

Which of the following conversion explains the acidic nature of alcohols?

Which of the following conversion explains the acidic nature of alcohols?

Explain the following:
o-Nitrophenol is more acidic than o-Cresol.

Explain the following:
Phenol is more acidic than ethanol.

Which is stronger acid in the following pair ?
-Nitrophenol and -Trinitrophenol

Which is stronger acid in the following pair?
-Dinitrophenol and -Dinitrophenol

Which is stronger acid in the following pair ?
-Chlorophenol and -Ethylphenol

The reagent which cannot be used to distinguish phenol from ethyl alcohol is:

Which of the following is most acidic

In which bond dissociates heterolytically

of will react with methyl alcohol to give

In reaction of alcohols with alkali metal, acid etc. which of the following alcohol will react fastest

An organic compound reacts with sodium metal and forms . On heating with conc. gives diethyl ether. and are

The strongest acid among the following aromatic compounds is

The acidity of the compounds decreases in the order

Which of the following is not soluble in solution?

Among the following, which is least acidic?

An organic compound 'X ' with molecular formula, is insoluble in aqueous but dissolves in . When treated with bromine water 'X ' rapidly gives 'Y ' .
The compounds 'X ' and 'Y ' respectively, are

Among the following, which is the least acidic?
