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MECHANICS OF THE REACTION. 1. The strong acid HCL protonates the oxygen
trning it into an OH and the hydrogen chlorine bond is broken the oxygen now
also has a positive charge.
2. Next the iodine ion attacks the carbon and the OC bond is broken giving
oxygen a neutral charge and carbon four bonds as usual.Leaving us with the
product which is a benzene ring bonded to OH =+ CH3 bonded to Cl