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6 March, 19:24

The second step of Experiment 5's multistep synthesis is an electrophilic aromatic substitution (EAS) reaction, similar to the reactions of our Klein text. What two key mechanistic steps are always involved in EAS reactions?

A. Loss of a leaving group and proton transfer.

B. Nucleophilic attack and loss of a leaving group.

C. Nucleophilic attack and carbocation rearrangement.

D. Nucleophilic attack and proton transfer.

E. Loss of a leaving group and carbocation rearrangement.

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  1. 6 March, 19:47
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    C

    Explanation:

    C. Nucleophilic attack and carbocation rearrangement to form the most stable carbocation before the substitution reaction
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