"Phenols and their ethers are ubiquitous in nature; some derivatives have medicinal and herbicidal applications, whereas others are important industrial materials. (...) phenols are stronger acids because of the neighboring aromatic ring."
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K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore (2011) Organic chemistry : structure and function 6th ed. Ch. 22 : Chemistry of Benzene Substituents
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