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Identify the correct statement about phenol

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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;
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Identify the correct statement about phenol