A compound that undergoes bromination easily is

Options

A. toluene
B. benzoic acid
C. phenol
D. benzene

Answer

C

Explanation

`PhCH_(3),PhCOOH,PhOH,PhH`.
Among the given compounds, `PhCH_(3) and PhOH` have activating groups, `-OH and -CH_(3),-OH` has a strong +R effect and `CH_(3)` has +I effect and hyperconjugative effect, +R effect being stronger than the +I and hyperconjugative effect, PhOH will undergo the reaction more readily than `PhCH_(3)`. Again PhCOOH have deactivating group. PhH has neither a deactivating nor an activating group, so it will be more reactive than the compounds with deactivating groups.