Reaction of phenol with ammonia

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Solution

1. Phenol and ammonia react to form Ammonium Phenolate. Phenol contains an acidic proton and ammonia is basic in nature due to availability of lone pair of electrons on nitrogen.

2. The reaction is :

C₆H₅OH + NH₃ $\to$ [C₆H₅O]^-NH₃⁺

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