“…Numerous strategies for selective mono-bromination of phenols have been reported in literature. Some methods use special brominating reagents or additives (Figure 1b), such as o-xylylene bis (triethyl ammonium tribromide) [35], bromotrimethylsilane and di-4-chlorophenyl-sulfoxide [37], (diacetoxyiodo)benzene and AlBr 3 [38], p-toluenesulfonic acid [39][40][41], methanol [39,42], polyvinylpolypyrrolidone-Br 2 [43], 1,3-di-n-butylimidazolium tribromide [44], ethylenebis(Nmethylimidazolium) ditribromide [45], N-benzyl-triethylenediamine tribromide [46], 1-butyl-3methylpyridiniumtribromide [47], ZrBr 4 /diazene [48], β-cyclodextrin [49] and tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonylamide [50]. There are also some methods requiring a catalyst, including thioamide [36], Cu−Mn spinel oxide [51], bromoperoxidase [52], Rhenium-promoted mesoporous zirconia [53], amberlyst-15 [54], mesoporous silica supported sulfated zirconia [55], copper icons [56,57], UV-vis light irradiation [58] and ammonium acetate [59].…”