What products are formed when the following compound is treated with Br 2 in the presence of FeBr 3 ?

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What products are formed when the following compound is treated with Br 2 in the presence of FeBr 3 ? (A)  (B)  (C)  (D)

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- CH 3 group is o,p-directing. Because of crowding. no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two -CH 3 groups in m - Xylene, even though two - CH 3 groups activate that position.

Q. What products are formed when the following compound is treated with $B r_{2}$ in the presence of $F e B r_{3}$ ?

$- C H_{3}$ group is o,p-directing. Because of crowding. no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two $- C H_{3}$ groups in $m$ - Xylene, even though two $- C H_{3}$ groups activate that position.

Q. What products are formed when the following compound is treated with Br2​ in the presence of FeBr3​ ?

−CH3​ group is o,p-directing. Because of crowding. no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two −CH3​ groups in m - Xylene, even though two −CH3​ groups activate that position.

Q. What products are formed when the following compound is treated with $B r_{2}$ in the presence of $F e B r_{3}$ ?

$- C H_{3}$ group is o,p-directing. Because of crowding. no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two $- C H_{3}$ groups in $m$ - Xylene, even though two $- C H_{3}$ groups activate that position.