The greater the stability of the conjugate base, the stronger the acid. Phenol’s acidity arises mainly from resonance stabilization of its conjugate base, not merely from induction or proton donation ability.
The major reason that phenol is a better Bronsted acid than cyclohexanol is _____?
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