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Which step of the electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism is the slowest and rate-determining?
Which step of the electrophilic aromatic substitution mechanism is the slowest and rate-determining?
- Step 2: Formation of benzenonium ion (correct)
- Step 1: Generation of electrophile
- Step 4: Elimination of the proton
- Step 3: Aromatization of the ring
What is the first step in the mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
What is the first step in the mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
- Elimination of the proton
- Generation of electrophile (correct)
- Formation of benzenonium ion
- Aromatization of the ring
What is the final step in the mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
What is the final step in the mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions?
- Aromatization of the ring
- Generation of electrophile
- Formation of benzenonium ion
- Elimination of the proton (correct)
What is the term used to describe the carbocation formed in the second step of the mechanism?
What is the term used to describe the carbocation formed in the second step of the mechanism?
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Which type of reactions are described in the mechanisms discussed above?
Which type of reactions are described in the mechanisms discussed above?
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