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ChemistryALCOHOL & ETHERREACTIONS OF ALCOHOLS and ETHERSMedium2 minQB
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Phenol gives sym-tribromophenol when treated with bromine in aqueous solution but only and bromophenols in solution because:

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Solution:

In aqueous solution, phenol ionizes to phenoxide, which is strongly activating, leading to tri-bromination.

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