The most acidic compound among the following is:
1. Benzyl alcohol
2. Cyclohexanol
3. Phenol
4. m-Chlorophenol
Hint: Phenol is more acidic than alkyl alcohol
The alpha carbon of benzyl alcohol and cyclohexanol is hybridised while in phenol and m-chlorophenol, it is hybridised. In m-chlorophenol electron withdrawing group(-Cl) is present at the meta position.
The presence of electron electron-withdrawing group increases the acidic strength. So, m-chlorophenol is the most acidic among all the given compounds.
The acidity order is as follows:
m-chlorophenol > Phenol > Benzyl alcohol > Cyclohexanol
The correct option is the fourth option
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