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  4. Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal. (i) (CH3)3C -OH (ii) (CH3)2CH - OH (iii) CH3CH2OH

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Q. Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal.
(i) $(CH_3)_3C -OH$
(ii) $(CH_3)_2CH - OH$
(iii) $CH_3CH_2OH$

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Solution:

More the number of methyl groups (electron releasing) lesser will be the acidity. Hence the reactivity towards sodium metal will be $tert. < sec. < pri.$