Does Toluene React with Bromine?

Toluene reacts with bromine in the presence of light to give benzyl bromide, while in the presence of FeBr3​, it gives p−bromotoluene.

Can toluene react with bromine water?

When toluene and a bromine solution react, there is no reaction. That is, the solution turns a yellow/brown colour, the same as the bromine solution.

What kind of reaction is bromination of toluene?

Electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) is one of the basic reactions taught in organic chemistry. When an EAS reaction (e.g. bromination) is carried out on a monosubstituted benzene, a mixture of ortho-, meta-, and para-substituted isomers forms.