Assertion : Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution reaction. Reason : In…

Assertion : Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution reaction. Reason : In the case of phenol, the intermediate carbocation is more resonance stabilised.
  1. both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
  2. both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
  3. assertion is true but reason is false
  4. both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

$-\mathrm{OH}$ group shows $+M$ effect and is an activating group, moreover the arenium ion of phenolic substitution is more stable.

Asked in: NEET 2012 (Screening)

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