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Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal. (i) (CH3)3C -OH (ii) (CH3)2CH - OH (iii) CH3CH2OH
Q. Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal.
(i)
(
C
H
3
)
3
C
−
O
H
(ii)
(
C
H
3
)
2
C
H
−
O
H
(iii)
C
H
3
C
H
2
O
H
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Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
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A
(
iii
)
<
(
ii
)
<
(
i
)
37%
B
(
ii
)
<
(
i
)
<
(
iii
)
4%
C
(
i
)
<
(
ii
)
<
(
iii
)
55%
D
(
iii
)
<
(
i
)
<
(
ii
)
3%
Solution:
More the number of methyl groups (electron releasing) lesser will be the acidity. Hence the reactivity towards sodium metal will be
t
er
t
.
<
sec
.
<
p
r
i
.