Why do phenol not give protonation reaction readily?
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The lone pair on oxygen of O-H in phenol is shared with benzene ring through resonance. So the lone pair is not fully present on oxygen.Hence phenols do not undergo protonation reactions
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Oxygen in phenol is shared with benzene, the lone pair is not present on oxygen therefore the phenol is not give protonation reaction readily......
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