JEE Main 2018 — Alcohols Phenols and Ethers Question with Solution
JEE Main 2018 (15 Apr)
Question
The major product of the following reaction is:
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Step-by-step explanation
Methoxy group increases the pKa of the phenol group - it makes it less acidic. The oxygen atom does indeed exert an electron-withdrawing inductive effect, but the lone pairs on the oxygen cause the exact opposite effect So the methoxy group is an electron-donating group by resonance.
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