25. Phenols
Phenol Acidity
Problem 24.50
Textbook Question
Textbook Question(••) LOOKING BACK In Chapter 23, we learned about the electrophilic aromatic nitration reaction. When phenol is subjected to these conditions with a large excess of nitric acid, a molecule called picric acid is produced. Predict the product of this reaction and explain why the pKₐ value of this compound is 0.38.
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