(ii) Acidity of alcohols: The acidic character of alcohols is due to
the polar nature of O–H bond An electron-releasing group
(–CH3, –C2H5) increases electron density on oxygen tending to
decrease the polarity of O-H bond This decreases the acid
strength For this reason, the acid strength of alcohols decreases
in the following order:
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Alcohols are, however, weaker acids than water