The acid ionization constants of phenol, the cresols, and the xylenols in methanol at 25°C have been measured by ultra-violet spectrophotometry. Comparison of the constants with those for aqueous solution suggest that for 2-methyl phenols steric inhibition to the solvation of the phenoxide anions tends to increase the free energy change accompanying ionization. This effect is greater in methanol than in water.
C. H. Rochester, Trans. Faraday Soc., 1966, 62, 355 DOI: 10.1039/TF9666200355
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