What is the main product when phenol reacts with bromine water?

Practice Questions

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What is the main product when phenol reacts with bromine water?
  1. Bromobenzene
  2. 2,4,6-tribromophenol
  3. Bromophenol
  4. Benzene

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

What is the main product when phenol reacts with bromine water?
  • Step 1: Understand that phenol is a type of organic compound that contains a hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a benzene ring.
  • Step 2: Know that bromine water is a solution of bromine in water, which is used in chemical reactions.
  • Step 3: When phenol is mixed with bromine water, a chemical reaction occurs.
  • Step 4: This reaction leads to the substitution of bromine atoms for hydrogen atoms on the benzene ring of phenol.
  • Step 5: The main product formed from this reaction is called 2,4,6-tribromophenol.
  • Step 6: 2,4,6-tribromophenol appears as a white solid or precipitate.
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