Chemistry A-Level
Reaction of phenol with bromine water
What Reaction of phenol with bromine water means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Phenol reacts with bromine water at room temperature, giving 2,4,6-tribromophenol as a white precipitate and decolourising the bromine water.
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