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A compound that easily undergoes bromin...

A compound that easily undergoes bromination is

A

Phenol

B

Toluene

C

Benzene

D

Benzoic acid

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A compound that undergoes bromination easily is phenol. Due to presence of - OH group the ring becomes much more active in substitution reactions. The bromination occurs due to availability of electrons on ortho and para position.
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