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Phenol does not react with halogen acids...

Phenol does not react with halogen acids to form haloarenes because

A

phenols cannot be easily protonated

B

carbon oxygen bond in phenol has double bond character

C

cleavage ofcarbon oxygen bond in phenol is difficult

D

all options are correct

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The correct Answer is:
D
due to resonance effect ( + R) of - OH group in phenol, the C-O bond has some double bond character, this bond is stronger and its cleavage is difficult
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