Treatment of phenol with excess aqueous bromine is actually more complicated than
Chapter 22, Problem 22.29(choose chapter or problem)
Treatment of phenol with excess aqueous bromine is actually more complicated than expected. A white precipitate forms rapidly, which on closer examination is not 2,4,6-tribromophenol but is instead 2,4,4,6-tetrabromocyclohexadienone. Explain the formation of this product.
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