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Chemical Reactivity (Group 1)

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Account for the following: (1) CH3CHO is more reactive with HCN than CH3COCH3. (2) Carboxylic acids are stronger acids than phenol.

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Q. (a) Account for the following:
(i)

C H_{3} C H O

is more reactive than

C H_{3} C O C H_{3}

towards reaction with

H C N

.
(ii) Carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol.
(b) Write the chemical equations to illustrate the following name reactions:
(i) Wolff-Kishner reduction
(ii) Aldol condensation
(iii) Cannizzaro reaction

Carboxylic acids are more acidic than phenols, because

Q. STATEMENT-1: Phenols are less acidic than carboxylic acids.
STATEMENT-2: Weaker the conjugate base, stronger is the acid.

Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ion, carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Why?

Q. Answer the following questions
Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonating structures than carboxylate ion, carboxylic acid is a stronger acid than phenol. Give two reasons.

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