Why is Phenol more reactive than Benzene in electrophilic substitution reactions?

Phenol has the -OH group and the oxygen has a lone pair of electrons which are donated into the Benzene ring and activate the ring which make it more susceptible to attack by electrophiles. This means Phenol can react without an electron carrier catalyst.

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