Please answer this NEATLY, COMPLETELY, and CORRECTLY for an UPVOTE. What is the purpose of deprotonation in the last step of electrophilic aromatic substitution? A) To neutralize the base that is present  B) To make room for the electrophile  C) To make the ring more reactive D) To restore an aromatic system E) None of the above

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Please answer this NEATLY, COMPLETELY, and CORRECTLY for an UPVOTE.

What is the purpose of deprotonation in the last step of electrophilic aromatic substitution?

A) To neutralize the base that is present 

B) To make room for the electrophile 

C) To make the ring more reactive

D) To restore an aromatic system

E) None of the above

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