Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of KBr and KBrO_3 . The major product obtained in the above reaction is

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Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of KBr and . The major product obtained in the above reaction is

Answer: (D)

KBr and in acid generate bromine in situ () in a polar aqueous medium, and the strongly activated phenol is brominated at all

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