11.27 Explain why is ortho nitrophenol more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol ?

11.27

ortho-nitro phenol is more acidic than ortho-methoxy phenol.

Explanation: Due to strong –R and –I effect of NO₂ group, electron density in the O-H bond decreases and hence the loss of a proton becomes easy.

Now after the loss of a proton, the o-nitrophenoxide ion left behind is stabilized by reso