NEET Chemistry Properties of Phenols Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Phenol can be oxidized to quinones in the presence of air.
Reason (R): Phenol reacts with nucleophiles due to the sp2 hybridization of the carbon atom bonded to the hydroxyl group.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Phenol is slowly oxidized to quinones in the presence of air. However, the reason given, related to nucleophilic reactions, is incorrect as phenol does not readily undergo nucleophilic substitution.
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