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Q. In chlorination of benzene to form chlorobenzene, the attacking species is

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

Given = In chlorobenzene, the benzene ring is attacked by $Cl^{+}$ speries in the presence of $AlCl _{2}$. This reaction involves:
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