The flavor of beer can be tainted by a trace contaminant, called ortho-bromophenol. To reduce the incidents of contamination, beer manufacturers have used certified beer flavor standards to train professional beer tasters to recognize the flavor of ortho-bromophenol. Preparing these certified standards requires pure samples of ortho-bromophenol.
Propose a synthesis of ortho-bromophenol starting from phenol.
Choose from the reagents below. Each reagent can be used more than once.
a) dilute NaOH
b) conc. fuming, 1 mol H2S04
c) Zn
d) HBr
e) HCl
f) Dilute H2S04
g) Br2
h) Br2, Febr3
i) HNO3