JEE Main 2023 Chemistry question

ChemistryOrganic Chemistry - Some Basic Principles and TechniquesJEE Main 2023

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is A > B > C. (A: 2-chlorocyclohexanol, B: 4-fluorophenol, C: 4-methylcyclohexanol) Reason R: Fluoro is a stronger electron withdrawing group than Chloro group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Answer: (D)

Solution

Question ID VK-036305