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Q: Why does OH and OR group activate the benzene ring?
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A Benzene ring and a hydroxl group (-OH).


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A benzene ring with one -OH.


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I reckon the answer would be that phenol has a hydroxyl group (-OH) which is bonded to a phenyl ring. It yields the same positive result like tyrosine which has a hydroxyl group bonded to its phenyl ring.


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There are three deactivating -NO2 groups attached to benzene ring.They reduce electron density of benzene ring very much.So electrons of Oxgen in -OH group attract to benzene ring.Then the negativity of Oxygen reduces.So it is very much easy to break O-H bond and emmit H+.


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