The dichlorocarbene reacts with phenol in the presence of base whereas it doesnot reacts with benzene If true enter 1, else enter 0.
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Benzene do not react with dichlorocarbene. Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic reagents. The reason is that the interaction between the lone pairs on the oxygen atom in −OH and the ring increases the availability of electrons in the aromatic ring.