Q32 / 150 · MHT CET 2025 (20 Apr Shift 2) · Chemistry
Identify the major product obtained when anisole reacts with bromine in acetic acid.
- Ao-bromoanisole
- Bm-bromoanisole
- Correct answerCp-bromoanisole
- D2,4,6-tribromoanisole
Solution
The methoxy group in anisole activates the aromatic ring toward electrophilic substitution, directing bromination to the ortho and para positions.
Resonance stabilization from the oxygen lone pairs favors para-substitution due to reduced steric hindrance compared to ortho-attack.
This yields p-bromoanisole as the dominant product.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.