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Hydrohalogenation Markovnikov

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can phenol be prepared by direct hydration of benzene?

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Hydration is an electrophilic addition reaction. Benzene undergoes electrophilic addition reactions in presence of strong electrophiles and catalyst. Since, H₃O⁺ ion is not a strong electrophile; phenols cannot be prepared from direct hydration of benzene.

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