Join the Most Relevant JEE Main 2025 Test Series & get 99+ percentile! Join Now
Search any question & find its solution
Question: Answered & Verified by Expert
In which of the following, ortho/para substitution by an electrophile is very facile?
ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryAP EAMCETAP EAMCET 2010
Options:
  • A Nitrobenzene
  • B Phenol
  • C Benzoic acid
  • D Acetophenone
Solution:
1104 Upvotes Verified Answer
The correct answer is: Phenol
- OH group is ortho/para directing and makes the benzene ring more active towards electrophilic substitution.
Thus, ortho/para substitution in phenol by an electrophile is very facile.

Looking for more such questions to practice?

Download the MARKS App - The ultimate prep app for IIT JEE & NEET with chapter-wise PYQs, revision notes, formula sheets, custom tests & much more.