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Phenol gives 2,4,6-tribromophenol when t...

Phenol gives 2,4,6-tribromophenol when treated with bromine in aqueous solution but only o- and p-bromophenol in `C Cl_(4)` solution because

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Assertion : In bromine/water, phenol gives 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol while in bromine //CS_(2) , a mixture of 2 and 4 bromophenol is formed. Reason : In aqueous medium, ionisation of phenol is more than in CS_(2) solvent.

Explain why phenol with bromine water forms 2,4,6-tribromophenol while on reaction with bromine in CS_(2) at low temperature forms para-bromophenol as the major product .

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