MHT CET 2024 Chemistry question

What is the percentage of p-bromoanisole formed in the bromination of anisole with bromine in acetic acid?

(A)10 %
(B)30 %
(C)60 %
(D)90 %Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The methoxy group () of anisole is an activating, ortho-para directing group. When anisole is brominated with in ethanoic (acetic) acid, no Lewis acid catalyst is needed, and the product is mainly the para isomer because the ortho positions

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