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Explain the acidic nature of phenol. Discuss the following in reference to phenol. 1-Fries rearrangement ,2- reimer tiemann reaction.
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Explain the acidic nature of phenol.
Phenol is a very weak acid, by reason of its having the hydroxyl ion attached to the hydrocarbon.
Nevertheless it has sufficient acidity to make it have sufficiently recognizable acidic properties.
Its hydrogen ion from the –OH group, can break away from the group and transfer to a base.
Since the phenoxide ion formed is to some extent stabilized, phenol can lose a hydrogen ion
from its structure
Properties of phenol as an acid
I.
With indicators
The pH of a diluted phenol solution is roughly between 5 and 6, depending on the concentration.
This would mean that a very ...
