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Experiments based on FT-ICR mass spectrometry provide conclusive evidence for the operation of an alternative mechanism of electrophilic aromatic substitution occurring within the complex formed upon addition of gaseous arenium ions to a variety of proelectrophiles, including alkyl halides, alcohols, epoxides, esters and diazoalkanes. The factors affecting the efficiency of the unconventional substitution are examined in the light of the kinetic results of the FT-ICR experiments.
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Aschi, M., Attina, M. & Cacace, F. Aromatic substitution in the complexes formed upon addition of gaseous arenium ions to proelectrophiles. A FT-ICR study. Res. Chem. Intermed. 22, 645–658 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1163/156856796X00124
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