BITSAT2024ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found in
Options
- Ao-nitrophenol
- Bm-nitrophenol
- Cp -nitrophenol
- Dphenol
Correct answer
A. o-nitrophenol
Step-by-step solution
In o-nitrophenol, hydrogen of O - H group and oxygen of nitro group form intramolecular hydrogen bonding producing a six membered ring structure while in m -nitrophenol, p -nitrophenol and phenol, intermolecular hydrogen bonding are present. The structure is,