Answer:
Explanation:
In the following reaction we have shown an example of aromatic substitution reaction .
C₆H₆ + RCl = C₆H₅R + HCl
This reaction takes place in the presence of catalyst like AlCl₃ which is a lewis acid .
First of all formation of carbocation is made as follows .
RCl + AlCl₃ = R⁺ + AlCl₄⁻
This R⁺ is carbocation which is also called electrophile . It attacks the ring to get attached with it .
C₆H₆ + R⁺ = C₆H₅R⁺H.
The complex formed is unstable , though it is stabilized by resonance effect . In the last step H⁺ is kicked out of the ring . The driving force that does it is the steric hindrance due to presence of two adjacent group of H and R⁺ at the same place . Second driving force is attack by the base AlCl₄⁻ that had been formed earlier . It acts as base and it extracts proton ( H⁺ ) from the ring .
C₆H₅R⁺H + AlCl₄⁻ = C₆H₆ + AlCl₃ + HCl .
The formation of a stable product C₆H₆ also drives the reaction to form this product .
