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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 with the -OH group of alcohol is not possible as the C-OH does not break easily.
<p><span data-teams="true">This is a short answer type question as classified in NCERT Exemplar</span></p><p><span data-teams="true">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 with the -OH group of alcohol is not possible as the C-OH does not break easily.</span></p>
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