Given below are two statement: Statements I: Bromination of phenol in solvent with low…

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsOrganic Compounds Containing Oxygen

Given below are two statement:
 Statements I: Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as \(\mathrm{CHCl}_{3}\) or \(\mathrm{CS}_{2}\) requires Lewis acid catalyst.
 Statements II: The Lewis acid catalyst polarises the bromine to generate Br+.
 In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(Jee Main 2024)
  1. Both statement I and statement II are true.
  2. Statement I is true but statement II is false.
  3. Statement I is false but statement II is true.
  4. Both statement I and statement II are false.

Answer

(D) Both statement I and statement II are false.

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