Question

Anisole is less reactive than phenol towards

electrophillic substitution reactions. Why?​

Answer 1

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In anisole the resonace stabilisation from the lone pair of electrons on the oxygen atom is somewhat disturbed through a hyperconjugation. ... This effect is however absent in phenol and hence the aromatic ring is more electron rich thereby phenol is more reactive than anisole towards electrophilic aromatic substitution.

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