Given below are two statements: Statement I : Aniline reacts with bromine water at room temperature to give a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromoaniline. Statement II : Primary aromatic amines can be easily prepared by Gabriel phthalimide synthesis. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Statement I is correct. Aniline is highly activated towards electrophilic aromatic substitution due to the strong +R effect of the -NH₂ group. It reacts with bromine water at room temperature to undergo polyhalogenation, forming a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromoaniline. Statement II is incorrect. Gabriel phthalimide synthesis is used for the preparation of primary aliphatic amines. Primary aromatic amines cannot be prepared by this method because aryl halides do not undergo nucleophilic substitution with the an