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explain phenol has smaller dipole moment than methanol

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explain phenol has smaller dipole moment than methanol

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Tarin Bansal

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7 Jul 2008 20:00:48 IST

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Use vectors.

In phenol, both Phenyl ring and OH have an electron withdrawing effect.

In methanol, Me has electron pushing whereas OH has electron withdrawing effect.

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7 Jul 2008 20:33:33 IST

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In phenol, the lone pairs of oxygen are spread out over the ring due to resonance.

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Well, ya.
Reason given by juana is also right.

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