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Select the compound from the following that will show intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Intramolecular hydrogen bonding occurs within the same molecule and requires a hydrogen bond donor and acceptor to be positioned close to each other. Intermolecular hydrogen bonding occurs between different molecules.
$$H_2O$$, $$NH_3$$, and $$C_2H_5OH$$ contain hydrogen-bonding groups, but they do not have suitably positioned donor and acceptor sites within the same molecule. Therefore, they exhibit intermolecular hydrogen bonding.
In $$o$$-nitrophenol, the $$-OH$$ group and $$-NO_2$$ group are present at adjacent (ortho) positions on the benzene ring. The hydrogen atom of the $$-OH$$ group forms a hydrogen bond with an oxygen atom of the $$-NO_2$$ group within the same molecule.
This interaction results in the formation of a stable six-membered pseudo-ring through intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Therefore, $$o$$-nitrophenol is the only compound among the given options that exhibits intramolecular hydrogen bonding.
Hence, the correct answer is:
$$o\text{-nitrophenol}$$
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