Statements I : Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as $CHCl_{3}$ or $CS_{2}$ requires Lewis acid catalyst.
Statements II : The Lewis acid catalyst polarises the bromine to generate $Br^{+}$ .
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Question

Statements I : Bromination of phenol in solvent with low polarity such as

CHCl_{3}

or

CS_{2}

requires Lewis acid catalyst.
Statements II : The Lewis acid catalyst polarises the bromine to generate

Br^{+}

.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. (c) Phenol is a highly activated compound which can undergo bromination directly with Bromine without any lewis acid.

Solution