Which one of the following compounds has the most acidic nature?

Which one of the following compounds has the most acidic nature?

Solution

Phenol is most acidic because its conjugate base is stabilised due to resonance, while the rest three compounds are alcohols, hence, their corrosponding conjugate bases do not exhibit resonance.

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