Bromobenzene
= Bromobenzene
{title2=$\mathrm{C_6H_5Br}$}
$\mathrm{C_6H_5Br}$, an aryl bromide that can be converted to an aryl <grignard reagent>. Bromine directs electrophilic aromatic substitution preferentially to the ortho and para positions while deactivating the ring overall.