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

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In chlorination of benzene to form chlorobenzene, the attacking species is (A) Cl2 (B)  dotC l (C) Cl- (D) Cl+

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Given = In chlorobenzene, the benzene ring is attacked by Cl+ speries in the presence of AlCl 2. This reaction involves: <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/36e32bdbf5237fddd828e689f5be6c1c-.png" />

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

$C l_{2}$

$\dot{C} l$

$C l^{-}$

$C l^{+}$

Given = In chlorobenzene, the benzene ring is attacked by $C l^{+}$ speries in the presence of $A lC l_{2}$ . This reaction involves: