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EAS: Any Carbocation Mechanism

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Electron Withdrawing Groups	23 mins	0 completed	Learn
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EAS: Sulfonation Mechanism
EAS: Gatterman–Koch Reaction
EAS: Total Benzene Isomers
EAS: Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
EAS: Directing Effects
Resonance Theory of EAS Directing Effects
EAS: Badass Activity Chart
Activated Benzene and Polysubstitutions
Clemmensen Reduction
EAS: Dueling Benzenes
Hydrogenation of Benzene
EAS: Missing Reagent
EAS: Synthesis
Diazonization of Aniline
Diazo Coupling Reactions
SNAr vs. Benzyne
Aromatic Missing Reagent
Aromatic Synthesis
Aromatic Retrosynthesis
EAS on 5-membered Heterocycles

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Solution: When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF ₃) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transformation.

Solution: When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF 3) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transform

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When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF ₃) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transformation.

EAS: Any Carbocation Mechanism

Solution: When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF 3) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transformation.

Solution: When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF 3) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transform

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Solution: When the allylic alcohol below is treated with a strong Lewis acid (BF ₃) in the presence of resorcinol, an electrophilic aromatic substitution occurs. Provide a plausible mechanism for this transformation.