In the reaction ..... the electrophile involved is

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In the reaction ..... the electrophile involved is (A) dichlorocarbene (:CCl2) (B) dichloromethyl cation ( overset⊕C HCl2) (C) dichloromethyl anion ( overset ominusCHCl2) (D) formyl cation ( overset⊕C HO)

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It is Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is: CCl 2 (Dichlorocarbene) according to the following reaction <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/16f1736a2ff8d779dedbd0630c0cf5b8-.png" />

Q. In the reaction ..... the electrophile involved is

dichlorocarbene $(: CC l_{2})$

dichloromethyl cation $(C \oplus H C l_{2})$

dichloromethyl anion $(C ⊖ H C l_{2})$

formyl cation $(C \oplus H O)$

It is Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is : $CC l_{2}$ (Dichlorocarbene) according to the following reaction

Q. In the reaction ..... the electrophile involved is

dichlorocarbene (:CCl2​)

dichloromethyl cation (C⊕HCl2​)

dichloromethyl anion (C⊖HCl2​)

formyl cation (C⊕HO)

It is Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is : CCl2​ (Dichlorocarbene) according to the following reaction

dichlorocarbene $(: CC l_{2})$

dichloromethyl cation $(C \oplus H C l_{2})$

dichloromethyl anion $(C ⊖ H C l_{2})$

formyl cation $(C \oplus H O)$

It is Reimer-Tiemann reaction. The electrophile formed is : $CC l_{2}$ (Dichlorocarbene) according to the following reaction