Explain why phenol is nitrated more readily than benzene.
- Phenol has a lone pair of electrons on the O group which can be delocalised into the benzene Pi system2) This delocalisation increases the electron density in the pi system compared to benzene3) This increase makes phenol more susceptible to electrophilic attack
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