3it is rong,bcos of the phenolic oh gp is an elctron withdrawing gp.
is this statement wrong..........i don think so......!!!!!!
if i m wrong plz correct me..........and give reason too!
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1ACTUALLY IT IS JUST OPPOSITE OF WAT U R SAYING
OH GROUP ACTIVATES AND MAKES IT MORE REACTIVE![1]
3YES SRY OH GP IS STABILISED BY RESONANCE AND THE NEGATIVE CHARGE ON THE MOLECULE WILL SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE MOLECULE,SO PHENOL CAN BE NITRATED WITH THE NITRATING MIXTURE.
1Phenol gives picric acid with nitrating mixture........
hence the given statement is false
1rahul............i am speechless.....................but ur xplanation is 100% wrong[1]
106rahul's statement is correct
It does give picric acid (when heated mildly).
It can be nitrated by using only HNO3 . As in phenol, the H is acidic. Further the phenoxide ion thus formed is more ERG than the -OH group.
1OH is a highly activating group,hence nitration is possible only with dil. HNO3.
1SEE...........
WITH DIL.HNO3 IS OK FOR ME............BUT Y WITH NITRATING MIX. NITRATION WON'T TAKE PLACE??????