The electrophile involved in the above reaction is



The electrophile involved in the above reaction is
  1. formyl cation ( $^{\oplus}{(\mathrm{CHO})}$
  2. dichloromethyl cation $\left(\mathrm{CHCl}_{2}ight)$
  3. dichlorocarbene $\left(: \mathrm{CCl}_{2}ight)$
  4. trichloromethyl anion $\left(\stackrel{+}{\mathrm{C}}\mathrm{Cl}_{3}ight)$

Solution

The electrophile is :CCl $_{2}$ generated by the rection: ~

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