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I do the practical in my lab the phenol is unsaturated I get the result in the test of KMnO4 but my staff say it`s saturated how pls explain me phenol is saturated or not

I do the practical in my lab the phenol is unsaturated I get the result in the test of KMnO4 but my staff say it`s saturated how pls explain me phenol is saturated or not

Grade:12th pass

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Vikas TU
14149 Points
7 years ago
Phenol can’t be saturated. It has benzene attached with aromaticity and full resonace.
And thereofre, the pi bonds are associated with it and hence is unsaturated.

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