Which one of the following compounds is steam volatile?

o -

nitrophenol

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Aniline

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Glycerol

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p -

nitrophenol

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Solution

The correct option is A $o -$ nitrophenol
Due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding o-nitro phenol is more volatile and therefore has a lower boiling point. Inter-molecular H-bonding increases the boiling point.

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