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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