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  4. Phenol on treatment with bromine water in the absence of a Lewis acid gives:

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Q. Phenol on treatment with bromine water in the absence of a Lewis acid gives:

J & K CETJ & K CET 2002

Solution:

Phenol reacts with bromine water to give a precipitate of $2,4,6$-tribromophenol.

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