Phenol and Methyl benzene is…..
(a).ortho-para directing (b).meta directing (c) both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
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A). orthro-para directing
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Phenol is an ortho/para director, but in a presence of base, the reaction is more rapid. It is due to the higher reactivity of phenolate anion. The negative oxygen was 'forced' to give electron density to the carbons (because it has a negative charge, it has an extra +I effect).
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