Your answers should include retrosynthetic analysis followed by synthesis of the target compound. These two molecules are different compounds that are in equilibrium with each other. These are resonance structures. Thus these are not resonance structures. Explain using resonance structures.
Phenol is less acidic than the other molecule.
In phenol, the negative charge can be delocalized over 4 atoms, while in the second molecule the negative charge can be delocalized over 8 atoms including the nitrogen of the nitrile. Therefore, phenol will have a higher pKa than the biphenyl derivative. Construct a molecular orbital diagram for the following molecule. Determine the number of bonding interactions and nodes for each orbital, and label every orbital as bonding or antibonding.