Chemistry A-Level
Electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds
What Electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds
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The ring attacks the electrophile, an unstable arenium intermediate forms, then a proton is lost to restore the delocalised ring.
Topics that use Electrophilic substitution of aromatic compounds
- Aromatic compounds (OCR A-Level)
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