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The carbon–oxygen bond length in phenol is slightly less than that in methanol. This is due to
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The carbon oxygen bond length in phenol is slightly less than that in methanol. This is due to
(i) partial double bond character on account of the conjugation of unshared electron pair of oxygen with the aromatic ring and
(ii) sp2 hydridised state of carbon to which oxygen is attached.
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