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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · General Organic Chemistry

In which of the following, ortho/para substitution by an electrophile is very facile?

  1. A Nitrobenzene
  2. B Phenol
  3. C Benzoic acid
  4. D Acetophenone
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(B) Phenol

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- OH group is ortho/para directing and makes the benzene ring more active towards electrophilic substitution. Thus, ortho/para substitution in phenol by an electrophile is very facile.