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The electrophile that attacks the phenoxide ring in the Reimer-Tiemann reaction ( with aqueous ) is

  1. Adichlorocarbene,
  2. Bdichloromethyl cation,
  3. Cchlorocarbene,
  4. Dtrichloromethyl cation,

Answer: A

Hydroxide removes a proton from giving , which loses to form the neutral, electron-deficient dichlorocarbene . This carbene is the electrophile.
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