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The halophilic Lewis acid, aluminium chloride, abstracts a chloride ion from the alkyl chloride to form a carbocation and tetrachloroaluminate ion.

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AlCl3
         
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[AlCl4]
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Haloalkane (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Aluminium chloride     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Carbocation (AS/A2 generic)     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming
Tetrachloroaluminium ion     Reactions Using    Reactions Forming

Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Substitution: Concerted

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