EAS · The Arenium Ion
unseel.com · benzene + E⁺ → Ar–E + H⁺
aromatic ΔH ≈36 kcal/mol
step
stage
π cloud / ring
electrophile E⁺ / charge
new C–E bond / proton
Unseel.com · Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution (EAS)