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Chemical Properties of Phenols

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When phenol is treated with excess bromine water, it gives:

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m-bromophenol

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o-bromophenol

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C

2, 4, 6 tribromophenol

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is C 2, 4, 6 tribromophenol
The phenol is highly activated in presence of aqueous bromine and all ortho and para positions are substituted in the same molecule.

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