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Aryl halides cannot be prepared by the action of HCl or PCl5 on phenols. Explain why?
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Aryl halides cannot be prepared by the action of phosphorus halides with phenols because it is difficult to replace the hydroxy group of phenols by a halogen atom. Due to resonance in phenol, the C-O bond in phenols aquire partial double bond character.
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Aryl halides cannot be prepared by the action of phosphorus halides with phenols because it is difficult to replace the hydroxy group of phenols by a halogen atom. Due to resonance in phenol, the C-O bond in phenols aquire partial double bond character.
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