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Course: Class 11 Chemistry (India) > Unit 12
Lesson 12: Acidic and Basic strength of organic molecules- Why is methanol more acidic than ethanol?
- Comparing organic molecules using all EE Part - 1
- Using electronic effects to compare acidic strength - Resonance
- Why is p-cresol more acidic than o-cresol?
- How does ortho-effect work in benzoic acids?
- Basic strength of organic molecules (Miscellaneous)
- Basic strength of organic molecules in aqueous medium
- Basic strength of aromatic organic molecules
- Basic strength of organic molecules
- Acidic strength of organic molecules
- Acidic strength of benzoic acid derivatives
- Acidic strength of phenol derivatives
- Acidic strength using aromaticity
- Acidic strength using resonance
- Order of acidic strength using inductive effect
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Why is methanol more acidic than ethanol?
In this video, we learn how to compare the acidic strength of organic molecules just by looking at their structures!
Timestamps
Introduction - 1:46
How to write conjugate base - 1:47
Acidic hydrogen - 2:07
Comparing the stability of the conjugate base using inductive effect - 3:23
Refresher for electronic effects - 4:26. Created by Aanchal Arora.