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What is the electrophile in chlorination of benzene with chlorine in presence ferric chloride?

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`Cl^(+)`, Chloronium ion is the electrophile.
`Cl_(2)+FeCl_(3) to Cl^(+)+FeCl_(4)^(-)`
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