D dentz00 Full Member 10+ Year Member Jul 12, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad What is more acidic carboxylic acid vs phenol? Carboxy acid More acidic then phenol?
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G gigawatt Full Member 10+ Year Member Jul 12, 2010 #2 Yeah, a carboxylic acid is more acidic than a phenol. If memory serves it is a pKa of ~10 for phenol vs. a pKa of ~5 for carboxylic acid. Upvote 0 Downvote
Yeah, a carboxylic acid is more acidic than a phenol. If memory serves it is a pKa of ~10 for phenol vs. a pKa of ~5 for carboxylic acid.