What Reactive Intermediates Are Involved in the Following Reaction

question 35

Multiple Choice

What reactive intermediates are involved in the following reaction?

• A)the trichloromethyl anion (Cl₃C:^-) and dichlorocarbene (Cl₂C:)
• B)the trichloromethyl cation (Cl₃C⁺)
• C)the cyclohexyl carbocation
• D)the cyclic chloronium ion derived from cyclohexene

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