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Question: Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of KBr and KBrO3. The major product obtained in the abov...

Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of KBr and KBrO3. The major product obtained in the above reaction is:

A

2-Bromophenol

B

3-Bromophenol

C

4-Bromophenol

D

2, 4, 6 –Tribromophenol

Answer

2, 4, 6 –Tribromophenol

Explanation

Solution

Br (aq.) + KBrO3 (aq.) ¾® Br2 (aq.)