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Assertion : Phenol forms 2, 4, 6-tribromo-phenol on treatment with Br2- water at 273 K.

Reason: Phenol is o, p- directing group.

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

(c) A is true but R is false

(d) A and R are false

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The correct option is: (b)

Explanation:

Phenol forms 2, 4, 6 tribromophenol on treatment with Br2 -water. In phenols, the polarisation of bromine takes place even in the absence of Lewis acid.

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