Question
Explain about the bromination of phenol.

Answer

1. Phenol reacts with bromine water to give a white precipitate of 2, 4, 6 – tri bromo phenol.


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2. When phenol reacts with $Br _2$ in the presence of $CS _2$ or $CCl _4$ at 278 K . a mixture of ortho and para bromo phenols are formed.

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