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 Q.16   Explain how does the –OH group attached to a carbon of benzene ring activate it towards electrophilic substitution?

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The -OH group is an electron-donating group (EDG). Thus, it increases the electron density in the benzene ring in the resonance structure of phenol. As a result, the benzene ring is activated towards electrophilic substitution.

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