Engineering
Chemistry
Chemical reactions of phenol
Question


Major product is:

All are obtained in equal amount.

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Solution

The reaction involves electrophilic addition of HBr to an alkene. According to Markovnikov's rule, the hydrogen adds to the less substituted carbon. The carbocation intermediate formed is tertiary, which is the most stable. No rearrangement is possible as it is already tertiary. The bromide ion then attacks this carbocation.

The major product is the one formed from the tertiary carbocation: