JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2020 - 8th January Morning Slot - No. 3)

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C–OH bond length :
methanol, phenol, p-ethoxyphenol
phenol < methanol < p-ethoxyphenol
methanol < p-ethoxyphenol < phenol
methanol < phenol < p-ethoxyphenol
phenol < p-ethoxyphenol < methanol

Explanation

C-OH bond length in Among methanol, phenol and p-ethoxyphenol, C-OH bond length is least in phenol due to resonance and maximum in methanol due to lack of resonance whereas it will have some intermediate value in p-ethoxyphenol.

phenol < p-ethoxyphenol < methanol

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