Which of the Following Is Not True About Meissenheimer Complexes

question 103

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true about Meissenheimer complexes?

• A) They are resonance-stabilized anions
• B) They are formed upon addition of a nucleophile to aryl halides
• C) They are aromatic
• D) They are intermediates in nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction which take place by an addition-elimination mechanism

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