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Phenol is heated with a solution of mixture of `KBr` and `KBrO_(3)`. The major product obtained in the above reaction is
A. `2-` bromophenol
B. `3-` bromophenol
C. `4-` bromophenol
D. `2,4,6-` tribromophenol

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On heating a mixture of `KBr` and `KBrO_(3)` in aqueous solution we get bromine water:
`5KBr+KBrO_(3)+3H_(2)Orarr3Br_(2)+6KOH`
Bromine water reacts with phenol to yield `2,4,6-` tribromophenol
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