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How does polarity increase when electron density in oxygen decreases when comparing acidity
Generally, higher electronegativity of $\ce{X}$ in $\ce{H-O-X}$ leads to higher acidity of the hydrogen atom.
If the oxygen atom in a phenol molecule can take less electron density from the bond with $...
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Intermediates in aqueous bromination of phenol
In a 1922 paper, the intermediate of panel B is shown:
More than a 100 years later, this looks a bit funky.
A more recent paper from 1989 shows a dienone intermediate for the reaction in neutral or ...
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