Assertion Phenol forms 2,4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 in carbon disulphide at 273 K. Reason Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.

Question

Assertion Phenol forms 2,4, 6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 in carbon disulphide at 273 K. Reason Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false. (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Phenol forms 2,4,6 -tribromophenol on treatment with Br 2 in water. In H 2 O phenoxide ion is formed which highly activates it towards electrophilic substitution reaction.

Q. Assertion Phenol forms $2, 4, 6$ -tribromophenol on treatment with $B r_{2}$ in carbon disulphide at $273 K$ .
Reason Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Phenol forms $2, 4, 6$ -tribromophenol on treatment with $B r_{2}$ in water.
In $H_{2} O$ phenoxide ion is formed which highly activates it towards electrophilic substitution reaction.

Q. Assertion Phenol forms 2,4,6-tribromophenol on treatment with Br2​ in carbon disulphide at 273K. Reason Bromine polarises in carbon disulphide.