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Chemistry Question on Aromatic Hydrocarbon

The electrophile involved in the sulphonation of Benzene is

A

H3+OH_3^+O

B

SO3SO_3

C

SO3+SO^+_3

D

SO3−−SO_3^{--}

Answer

SO3SO_3

Explanation

Solution

The electrophile involved in the sulphonation of benzene is SO3SO _{3}. 2H2SO4⟶SO3+H3O++HSO4−2 H _{2} SO _{4} \longrightarrow SO _{3}+ H _{3} O ^{+}+ HSO _{4}^{-}