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In SbF5–HF, para-alkylated or 2,6-dialkylated phenols (and their ethers) react with bromine to give the corresponding meta-bromo-substituted compounds; the mechanism implies bromination of the O-protonated substrate.
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Jacquesy et al. (1980) studied this question.
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