stronger acid

Salicyclic acid is stronger thar p-hydroxybenzoic acid. Why ?? Can u pls tell the formula of Salicyclic acid too.

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Manish Shankar ·

salicylic acid is o-hydroxybenzoic acid

now compare them

you might get an answer

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Kartik Sondhi ·

o-hydroxy benzioc acid has a more dipole moment than p-hydroxy benzoic acid thus it becomes more stable

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Manish Shankar ·

hmm..

think in terms of hydrogen bnding

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Arpan Banerjee ·

i think in the ortho acid the hydrogen bonding is intra and in the para the hydrogen bonding is inter..the intra bonding is weaker than inter......

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