Why can aryl halides not be prepared by reaction of phenol with HCl in the presence of ZnCl2?
Why can aryl halides not be prepared by reaction of phenol with HCl in the presence of ZnCl2?
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C—O bond in phenols is more stable due to resonance effect and it has double bond character, hence breaking of this bond is difficult.
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