Which order is correct about electrophilic substitution reactions involved in benzene ring
a) Generation of electrophile
b) Formation of carbocation intermediate
C) Removal of the proton

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$a \to b \to c$

$c \to b \to a$

$b \to c \to a$

$a \to c \to b$

answer is A.

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The three steps involved in the electrophilic substitution reaction are,

The catalysts and co-reagents serve to generate the strong electrophilic species
The electrophile forms a sigma-bond to the benzene ring, generating a positively charged(carbocation) intermediate.
A proton is removed from this intermediate, yielding a substituted benzene ring

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