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Q. The strongest acid among the following is

AIIMSAIIMS 2013

Solution:

$m$ -methoxy phenol is the strongest acid Methoxy group at meta position exerts only $-I$ effect. Due to this, it withdraws electrons from all the nuclear position of the benzene ring including the one holding the $O-H$ group consequently, electron density in the $O - H$ bond decreases Hence, m-methoxy phenol becomes more acidic than $o$ -and $p$ -methoxy phenol
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