Given below are two statements: Statement I : o -Nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular…

Given below are two statements:

Statement I : o-Nitrophenol is steam volatile due to intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

Statement II : o-Nitrophenol has high melting due to hydrogen bonding.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  2. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Solution

Intramolecular H-bonding

thus it is more volatile due to intramolecular H-bonding.

Melting point of o-nitrophenol is higher because of closed packing and not because of hydrogen bonding.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (26 Feb Shift 1)

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