Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the bromination of benzene by Br2 and FeBr3?
A) FeBr3 functions to increase the electrophilicity of Br2.
B) Formation of the sigma complex is the rate-determining step of the mechanism.
C) The carbanionic intermediate is resonance stabilized.
D) There is one carbon-containing intermediates in the mechanism.
E) The final step of the mechanism is loss of H+.
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