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Out of Benzene and phenol, which is more easily nitrated and why?

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Out of Benzene and phenol, which is more easily nitrated and why?

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Phenol is more easily nitrated as compared to benzene. This is due to presence of –OH group in benzene ring in phenol, which activates the benzene ring for electrophilic substitution reaction sucha as nitration. 

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