MHT CET202521 Apr 2025Morning ShiftChemistryAlcohols Phenols and EthersActual
Which from following compounds does NOT contain phenolic -OH group?
Options
- ACurcumin
- BEugenol
- CGallic acid
- DAscorbic acid
Correct answer
D. Ascorbic acid
Step-by-step solution
A phenolic -OH group requires attachment directly to an aromatic benzene ring. Curcumin contains two phenolic -OH groups, each bonded to substituted benzene rings. Eugenol has one phenolic -OH group on its benzene ring. Gallic acid ( 3,4,5 -trihydroxybenzoic acid) contains three phenolic -OH groups. Ascorbic acid features enediol groups within a furanone lactone ring system, lacking any aromatic benzene ring and therefore no phenolic -OH group. The compound without a phenolic -OH group is D .