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a
Phenol is least reactive towards electrophilic substitution
b
-OH group in phenol shows ‘-I’ effect only on benzene ring
c
-OH group in phenol shows ‘+M’ effect only on benzene ring
d
-OH group in phenol shows ‘-I’ and ‘+M’ effect on benzene ring
answer is D.
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Detailed Solution
-OH group shows -I effect due higher electronegativity of oxygen atom;-OH group shows +M effect due to the presence of lone pairs on oxygen atom;+M effect very much dominates -I effect;Phenol is highly reactive towards ESR;