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Benzene complexes with the nitronium to form the Wheland intermediate cation, which is the transition state of the electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction.

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Benzene     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
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Nitrobenzene SeAr intermediate     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Complexation or Coupling
Type 16 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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