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Nucleophilic Addition at the Carbonyl

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Arrange the following alcohols in the increasing order of their acidic strength

a) 2-butanol b) methyl alcohol c) 1-propanol d) 2-methyl-2-propanol

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$O H | C H_{3} - C - C H_{3} < C H_{3} - C H - C H_{2} - C H_{3} < C H_{3} - C H_{2} - C H_{2} - O H < C H_{3} O H | C H_{3}$

Increasing order of acidic strength. Greater the + I nature of alkyl group, lesser is the acidic nature.

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