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Chapter 19: Q70 (page 763)

Although p-hydroxybenzoic acid is less acidic than benzoic acid, o-hydroxybenzoic acid is slightly more acidic than benzoic acid. Explain this result.

Short Answer

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This occurs due to the stabilization of carbanion.

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p-hydroxybenzoic acid

The p-hydroxybenzoic acid is less acidic than benzoic acid. It has an alcohol group at para position to the acidic group of the benzoic acid. Theresonance effect destabilizes the conjugate base.

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 Step 2: o-hydroxybenzoic acid

The o-hydroxybenzoic acid is more acidic than benzoic acid.It has an alcohol group at ortho position to the acidic group of the benzoic acid.

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Explanation

The p-hydroxybenzoic acid hasan OH group, whichdonates electron density by its resonance effect, destabilizing the conjugate base and making the acid less acidic than benzoic acid.

Destabilized conjugate base

The o-hydroxybenzoic acid has intramolecular hydrogen bonding, stabilizing the conjugate base and making the compound more acidic than benzoic acid.

Stabilized conjugate base

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