Given below are two statement : Statement I : Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as CHCl3 or CS2 requires Lewis acid catalyst. Statement II : The lewis acid catalyst polarises the

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Given below are two statement : Statement I : Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as CHCl3 or CS2 requires Lewis acid catalyst. Statement 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 :

(A) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
(C) Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: D. Phenol is a highly activated compound which can undergo bromination directly with Bromine without any lewis acid.

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