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Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution

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An electrophilic aromatic substitution is an electrophilic substitution in which it is one or more hydrogen atoms on an aromatic ring that are replaced by the electrophile.

eg. 1:

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net reaction:

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eg. 2:

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net reaction:

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see also arenium ion, Friedel-Crafts alkylation, Friedel-Crafts acylation, nucleophilic aromatic substitution

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