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Is an electrophilic aromatic substitution SN1 or SN2?

Answer 1

Delilah Anderson

It is neither.

It has its own name: #"S"_"E""Ar"#, for #bb"S"#ubstitution, #bb"E"#lectrophilic, #bb"Ar"#omatic.

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Answer 2

Skylar Alexander

An electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction is neither SN1 nor SN2. It is a unique type of reaction specific to aromatic compounds where an electrophile substitutes for a hydrogen atom on an aromatic ring. This reaction mechanism involves the formation of a resonance-stabilized carbocation intermediate followed by the attack of the electrophile.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

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