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How many different dibromophenols are possible?

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Answer:
C
Solution:

With OH fixed at position 1, two bromines can occupy : 2,3- ; 2,4- ; 2,5- ; 2,6- ; 3,4- and 3,5- positions. (The ring's mirror symmetry makes 2,3 the same as 5,6, and so on.) That gives 6 distinct dibromophenols.

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