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Chapter 16.SE, Problem 75AP

Phenols (ArOH) are relatively acidic, and the presence of a substituent group on the aromatic ring has a large effect. The pKa of unsubstituted phenol, for example, is 9.89, while that of p-nitrophenol is 7.15. Draw resonance structures of the corresponding phenoxide anions and explain the data.

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