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Chlorination of benzene in the presence ...

Chlorination of benzene in the presence of halogen is an example of

A

aromatic nucleophilic substitution

B

aromatic electrophilic substitution

C

aromtic nucleophilic addition

D

aromatic electrophilic addition

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B
The chlorination of benzene in the presence of halogen carrier (ie, Lewis acid) is an example of atomatic electrophilic substitution. Mechanism of chlorination is as follows
`Cl-Cl + underset("(halogen carrier)")(FeCl_(3)) rarr underset("(electrophile)")(Cl^(+)) + FeCl_(4)^(-)`
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