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Phenol reacts with excess of bromine water to produce:

A)  o-bromophenol

B)  p-bromophenol

C)  2, 4, 6-tribromophenol

D)  mixture of o-and p-bromophenol

Correct Answer: C

Solution :

                 Phenol reacts with excess of bromine water to produce 2,4,6-tribromophenol. Presence of water makes phenol and bromine both very reactive and substitution occurs in all o- and p- positions within same molecule.