Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) During the electrophilic aromatic substitutions, the resonance stabilized carbocation reacts with a base to give the addition product.
• B) Aromatic compounds are very reactive because they contain more than one C=C double bond in their structure.
• C) The rate-determining (slow) step of electrophilic aromatic substitutions is the deprotonation of the carbocation intermediate.
• D) Unlike alkenes, aromatic compounds almost always prefer electrophilic substitution over electrophilic addition.
• E) During the electrophilic aromatic substitution a Bronsted or Lewis acid is required to generate the nucleophile from an aromatic substrate.

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