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The carbon-oxygen bond is phenol is slightly stronger than that in methanol. Why?

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`to` The C-O bond in phenol has the partial double bond character due to resonance whereas there is no resonance in methanol molecule. So, the C-O bond in phenol stronger than C-O bond in methanol.
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