Question
Intramolecular hydrogen bonding is found in
BITSAT
Chemistry
Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
2024
BITSAT 2024 (Memory Based Paper 3)
BITSAT Chemistry Question (2024) — Solution
Options
- A. o-nitrophenol
- B. m-nitrophenol
- C. p-nitrophenol
- D. phenol
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,
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