Given below are two statement :
Statement I: Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as $\mathrm{CHCl}_3$ or $\mathrm{CS}_2$ requires Lewis acid catalyst.
Statement II: The lewis acid catalyst polarises the bromine to generate $\mathrm{Br}^{+}$.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Select the correct option:
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.
✓ Correct! Well done.
✗ Incorrect. Try again or view the solution.
Solution
Phenol is a highly activated compound which can undergo bromination directly with Bromine without any lewis acid.
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