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CHM 102 Practice Questions Objective Question
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Acetophenone reacts with Br2 in the presence of FeCl3 to form :
Options
A m-Bromoacetophenone
Correct Answer
B m-Dibromobenzene
C o- + p-Bromoacetophenone
D p-Dibromobenzene
Correct Answer

Option A is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Acetophenone (COCH3 group) is a meta director. Bromination gives m-bromoacetophenone as the major product.

Hint

Is COCH3 group ortho-para or meta director?

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Practice Questions
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 1761 of 1999
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