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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

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The correct order of increasing acid strength of the compounds (A) CH3COOH,\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{COOH},
(B) MeOCH2COOH,\mathrm{MeOCH}_2 \mathrm{C O O H}, (C) CF3COOH,\mathrm{CF}_3 \mathrm{COOH}, (D) (CH3)2CHCOOH\left(\mathrm{CH}_3\right)_2 \mathrm{CHCOOH} is
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Correct option: C
D << A << B << C
Option C (D < A < B < C) is correct because the acidity increases with the presence of electron-withdrawing groups. CF3 is the strongest electron-withdrawing group, followed by MeOCH2, then CH3, and (CH3)2CH is electron-donating, making it the least acidic.

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