Question: Treatment of p-hydroxybenzoic acid with aqueous bromine leads to the evolution of carbon dioxide and the formation of 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol. Explain.

Treatment of p-hydroxybenzoic acid with aqueous bromine leads to the evolution of carbon dioxide and the formation of 2, 4, 6-tribromophenol. Explain.

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