The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol, is

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The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol, is (A) 1,3-cyclohexadiene (B) 1,3-cyclohexanedione (C) salicyclic acid (D) cyclohexanone

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Salicyclic acid reacts with excess bromine to produce 2, 4, 6-tribromo phenol. <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/403438b1a0a6325f7c4a8912df46761e-.png" /> Firstly bromine gets substituted in place of COOH group. Phenol being highly activating group undergo bromination at all three available positions

Q. The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce $2, 4, 6$ -tribromophenol, is

$1, 3$ -cyclohexadiene

$1, 3$ -cyclohexanedione

salicyclic acid

cyclohexanone

Salicyclic acid reacts with excess bromine to produce $2, 4, 6$ -tribromo phenol.

Firstly bromine gets substituted in place of $COO H$ group. Phenol being highly activating group undergo bromination at all three available positions

Q. The compound which reacts with excess bromine to produce 2,4,6-tribromophenol, is

1,3-cyclohexadiene

1,3-cyclohexanedione