Phenol does not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction easily due to

Question. Phenol does not undergo nucleophilic substitution reaction easily due to:
(a) acidic nature of phenol
(b) partial double bond character of C-OH bond
(c) partial double bond character of C-C bond
(d)instability of phenoxide ion

Answer: (b) partial double bond character of C-OH bond

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