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Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C-OH bond length: methanol, phenol, p -ethoxyphenol
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryJEE MainJEE Main 2020 (08 Jan Shift 1)
Options:
  • A methanol <p -ethoxyphenol < phenol
  • B phenol < methanol <p -ethoxyphenol
  • C phenol <p -ethoxyphenol < methanol
  • D methanol < phenol <p -ethoxyphenol
Solution:
1990 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: phenol <p -ethoxyphenol < methanol


There is not any resonance in CH3–OH. Resonance is poor in p-Ethoxyphenol than phenol . So C-OH bond lengh order is: CH3OH >p-Ethoxyphenol > phenol

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