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Place the following molecules in order of their acidity, starting with the most acidic:

CH3COOH  C6H5OH  HCl  C3H7OH  H2O.

Important Questions on Benzene and its Compounds

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Would you expect methanol to be more or less acidic than phenol? Explain your answer.
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Name the three reactants mixed to prepare a diazonium chloride salt.
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Give the conditions used for the reaction in a diazonium chloride salt.
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Place these molecules in order of ease of nitration, with the most reactive first:

C6H6   C6H5CH3   C6H5COOH   C6H5OH.

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Write a balanced equation to show the reaction when excess chlorine is bubbled through aqueous phenol at room temperature.
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How would the reaction conditions differ from those in excess chlorine is bubbled through aqueous phenol at room temperature if you wanted to make chlorobenzene from benzene and chlorine?