Q.

What products are formed when the following compound is treated with Br2 in the presence of FeBr3               [2014]


 

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CH3 group is o,p-directing. Because of crowding, no substitution occurs at the carbon atom between the two —CH3 groups in m-xylene, even though two —CH3 groups activate that position.