Assertion : Bromination of phenol takes place even in the absence of Lewis acid.
Reason : In phenol, OH⁻ group attached to benzene ring has highly deactivating​
a. Assertion and reason both are correct statement and reason is correct explanation for assertion
b. Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason is not correct explanation for assertion
c. Assertion is corresct statement but reason is incorrect statement
d. Assertion is incorrect statement but reason is correct statement