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The products that formed when the following compound is treated with Br2\text{Br}_2 in the presence of FeBr3\text{FeBr}_3 are:

A

Option 1 (Structure missing)

B

Option 2 (Structure missing)

C

Option 3 (Structure missing)

D

Option 4 (Structure missing)

Step-by-Step Solution

The reaction of an aromatic compound with halogens like Br2\text{Br}_2 in the presence of a Lewis acid (such as anhydrous FeBr3\text{FeBr}_3 or AlCl3\text{AlCl}_3) is an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction . The Lewis acid helps generate the active electrophile (Br+\text{Br}^+), which attacks the electron-rich benzene ring . The exact position of the newly attached bromine atom(s)—whether ortho, meta, or para—depends entirely on the directive influence of the functional groups already present on the parent aromatic compound . Because the structure of the starting compound is missing from the input data, the specific product cannot be deduced.

Note: Option 4 is marked correct based solely on the provided probable answer.

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