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KCET · Chemistry · Hydrocarbons

The electrophile involved in the sulphonation of benzene is

  1. A \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}^{+}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}^{2-}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{H}_{3}^{+} \mathrm{O}\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\)

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The electrophile involved in the sulphonation of benzene is \(\mathrm{SO}_{3}\).
\[
2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4} \longrightarrow \mathrm{SO}_{3}+\mathrm{H}_{3} \mathrm{O}^{+}+\mathrm{HSO}_{4}^{-}
\]