Why Phenol prefers to lose Hydrogen as cation to form Phenoxide ion?
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Phenolcan lose a hydrogen ion because the phenoxide ion formed is stabilised. The negative charge on the O atom is delocalised around the ring. Phenol is acidic in nature. ... So, Phenol prefers to lose Hydrogen as cation to form Phenoxide ion (more stable than Phenol)
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