Given below are two statement: Statements I: Bromination of phenol in solvent with low…
Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Organic 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)
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)
- Both statement I and statement II are true.
- Statement I is true but statement II is false.
- Statement I is false but statement II is true.
- Both statement I and statement II are false.
Answer
(D) Both statement I and statement II are false.
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