When benzene is treated with I2 in the presence of CuCl2, iodination of the ring is achieved with modest yields. It is believed that CuCl2 interacts with I2 to generate I , which is an excellent electrophile. The aromatic ring then reacts with I in an electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction. Draw a mechanism for the reaction between benzene and I . For the mechanism, draw the curved arrows as needed. Include lone pairs and charges in your answer. Do not draw out any hydrogen explicitly in your products. Do not use abbreviations such as Me or Ph.

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Iodination of benzene using I2 and CuCl2 yields iodobenzene.

What is iodination?

Iodination is a reaction in which iodine is added to an aromatic ring. In the reaction just described, the iodine is believed to interact with cupric chloride to yield the I^+ electrophile which attacks the electron rich aromatic ring as shown.

The product is shown in the mechanism attached to this answer as the iodobenzene product is formed.

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