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The Birch reduction of benzene with sodium in NH3/CH3OH goes by a four-step mechanism. The...

The Birch reduction of benzene with sodium in NH3/CH3OH goes by a four-step mechanism. The first step is the

A) transfer of a proton from CH3OH to benzene.

B) transfer of an electron from Na to benzene.

C) transfer of an electron from benzene to NH3.

D) transfer of a hydride ion, H, from NH3 to benzene.

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