From delta-3,4,5,6-Tetrachlorocyclohexene to Chlorobenzene

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Reference
Middeldorp, P. J. M., Jaspers, M., Zehnder, A. J. B., & Schraa, G. (1996). Environmental Science and Technology, 30, 2345-2349.

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  delta-3,4,5,6-Tetrachlorocyclohexene   
                    |
                    |  2H+ + 2e-
                    | /
                    |/
                    |
                    |\
                    | \
                    |  2H+ + 2Cl-
                    v
    [5,6-Dichloro-1,3-Cyclohexadiene]    
                    |
                    |  H+ + e-
                    | /
                    |/
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                    |\
                    | \
                    |   H+ + Cl-
                    v
              Chlorobenzene
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[beta-1,2,3,4,5,6-Hexachlorocyclohexane (an/aerobic)] [BBD Main Menu]

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