Alcohol react with organic acids to form ester but phenols do not .explain
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think it is because phenol is a poorer nucleophile than an alcohol because the unshared electron pair is delocalized ...
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Phenol & Alcohol both are soluble in water due to hydrogen bond. The solubility of phenol is lower due to benzene ring which is a hydrocarbon part. Phenols do not react with organic acid because the carbon atom which is attached to hydroxyl group is unsaturated. Phenol are stronger acid in compared to alkyl alcohol.
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