In which compound oxygen atom take part in conjugation of phenol $(P h - O H)$ and Benzyl alcohol $(P h C H_{2} O H)$ ?

P h O H

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P h C H_{2} O H

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Both A and B

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A $P h O H$
As in $P h O H$ , oxygen is directly attached with a carbon having double bond so here lone pair takes part in conjugation.

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