How do you know which mixture of products are favoured when phenol is brominated?
1 Answer
Jan 21, 2018
How else but by measurement...? Do the reaction, and assess the results.
Explanation:
I presume you refer to electrophilic aromatic substitution of phenols. Now the hydroxyl substitution activates all positions on the ring; it especially activates the ortho and para positions. Specific conditions might be found to give ortho or para substitution...treatment of phenol with bromine would likely give
