Subjective Type

Why o-nitrophenol is volatile in steam but p-nitrophenol is not ?

Solution

In o-nitrophenol, there is intramolecular hydrogen bonding and therefore no further association among the molecules. In p-nitrophenol, there is intermolecular hydrogen bonding and hence association among the molecules.
As a result, boiling point of o-nitrophenol is less and hence is volatile in steam but boiling point of p-nitrophenol is high and hence is not volatile in steam.


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