Question
Question: Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal. (i) \((CH_{3...
Arrange the following alcohols in order of increasing reactivity towards sodium metal.
(i) (CH3)3C−OH (ii) (CH3)2CH−OH
(iii) CH3CH2OH
A
(iii) < (ii) < (i)
B
(ii) < (i) < (iii)
C
(i) < (ii) < (iii)
D
(iii) < (i) < (ii)
Answer
(i) < (ii) < (iii)
Explanation
Solution
More the number of methyl groups (electron releasing) lesser will be the acidity. Hence the reactivity towards sodium metal will be tert. <sec. < pri.