Question

Fill in the blanks by choosing the appropriate word(s) from those given in the brackets:

[electrophilic, four, 4-bromophenol, first, alc. AgCN, decreases, 2,4,6-tribromophenol, nucleophilic, two, zero, alc. KCN, increases]

Phenol when treated with bromine water produces ______ which is an example of ______ substitution reaction.

Answer 1

Phenol when treated with bromine water produces 2,4,6-tribromophenol which is an example of electrophilic substitution reaction.