Question

Why phenol undergoes electrophilic substitution reaction more easily than benzene?

Answer 1

Answer:

Nitration of benzene and phenol is an electrophilic substitution reaction. The rate of any electrophilic substitution reaction depends upon the electron density in the aromatic ring. ... Since the electron density is more in phenol than in benzene, therefore, phenol is more easily nitrated than benzene.

Answer 2

Answer:

Nitration of benzene and phenol is an electrophilic substitution reaction. The rate of any electrophilic substitution reaction depends upon the electron density in the aromatic ring. ... Since the electron density is more in phenol than in benzene, therefore, phenol is more easily nitrated than benzene.