Explain why nucleophilic substitution reactions are not very common in phenols.
Explain why nucleophilic substitution reactions are not very common in phenols.
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The C-OH bond in phenols has double bond character due to resonance of electron pairs of oxygen atom with the pi electrons of phenyl ring, which makes the C-OH bond strong and hence, the nucleophilic substitution of a nucleophile
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