JEE Main Chemistry question

The product obtained by the reaction of HBr with phenol is

(A)Bromobenzene
(B)-bromophenol
(C)A mixture of brominated ring products
(D)There is no reactionCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

HX acids (such as HBr, HCl) do not substitute the group of phenol (unlike with an alcohol), because the C–O bond in phenol has significant double-bond character from resonance with the ring and resists

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Question ID VK-148629