The gas-phase C6H4Br– and C6H4I– ions react with more acidic substrates than either bromo- or iodo-benzene by halide transfer rather than by proton abstraction, a behaviour consistent with an ion structure corresponding to a halide–benzyne complex.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Linnert et al. (1993) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:
More from Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications