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Phenol Is More Acidic Than Cyclohexanol Because of the Resonance

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Phenol is more acidic than cyclohexanol because of the resonance stabilization of the phenoxide ion. Draw the proton transfer reaction that take place between sodium hydroxide and phenol. Then show the resonance structures that can be drawn for the phenoxide ion.


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