Chemistry · Carboxylic Acids and Phenols
Carboxylic acids are more acidic than phenols and alcohols primarily because of:
- 1Lower solubility of carboxylic acids in water
- 2Higher electronegativity of the alkyl group attached
- 3Formation of intermolecular hydrogen bonds and dimers
- 4Greater resonance stabilization of their conjugate base✓
Correct answer
Greater resonance stabilization of their conjugate base
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