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Curved arrows are used to illustrate the flow of electrons. Using the provided starting and product structures, draw the curved electron-pushing arrows for the following reaction or mechanistic steps. Be sure to account for all bond-breaking and bond-making steps. :Cl: -

          Curved arrows are used to illustrate the flow of electrons. Using the provided starting and product structures, draw the curved electron-pushing arrows for the following reaction or mechanistic steps.

Be sure to account for all bond-breaking and bond-making steps.
:Cl: -

Curved arrows are used to illustrate the flow of electrons. Using the provided starting and product structures, draw the curved electron-pushing arrows for the following reaction or mechanistic steps.

Be sure to account for all bond-breaking and bond-making steps.
:Cl: -

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Organic Chemistry

T.W. Graham Solomons, Craig B. Fryhle,… 12th Edition

Chapter 3

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Solved by Expert George Bennett

06/20/2024

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In this case, the nucleophile is the aromatic ring with a negative charge on the nitrogen atom, indicating it has a lone pair of electrons that can be donated. The electrophile is the chlorite ion (ClO^-), which has an oxygen with a negative charge. Show more…

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