3>2>1
this is wat i wrte
Arrange the following in increasing order of acid strength
1) p-methoxyphenol
2) p-methylphenol
3) p-nitrophenol
in methoxy oxygen wud give itz lone pair na ...........so it acts like an activating gruop ??
i am pretty sure its 3>2>1
** if a same compound shows both inductive effect and resonance effect, we first see the later, then the former...
but chem is full of exceptions! so let me know if this is one.
I found this on net
please confirm if they are correct
you can see how close the pka values of methoxyphenol and methylphenol
Phenol 10.0
p-Methoxyphenol 10.2
p-Methylphenol 10.3
p-Nitrophenol 7.2