JEE Advance - Chemistry (2009 - Paper 1 Offline - No. 7)

The correct acidity order of the following is

IIT-JEE 2009 Paper 1 Offline Chemistry - Basics of Organic Chemistry Question 10 English

(III) > (IV) > (II) > (I)
(IV) > (III) > (I) > (II)
(III) > (II) > (I) > (IV)
(II) > (III) > (IV) > (I)

Explanation

We know that, carboxylic acids are more acidic than phenols. Further, presence of electron withdrawing groups on the ring increases the acidic nature and electron releasing group decreases the acidic strength. So, structure III, due to the presence of carboxylic acid is the strongest acid $$(p{K_a} = 4.17)$$.

In structure IV, the +I effect of alkyl group reduces the acidic strength $$(p{K_a} = 4.37)$$ of the carboxylic acid. Structure III, due to the presence of electron withdrawing substituent (Cl), is more acidic than phenol $$(p{K_a} = 9.38)$$. Phenol (structure I) is the weakest acid amongst all $$(p{K} = 9.98)$$.

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