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Under anhydrous conditions, such as Friedel-Crafts reaction conditions, protons react with the tetrachloroaluminium ion to regenerate the aluminium chloride catalyst.
H+
  +  
[AlCl4]–
         
AlCl3
  +  
HCl
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Interaction, Reaction, Process defined as:
British A-Level Chemistry: A2
Proton transfer: Brønsted reaction
Type 2 Lewis Acid/Base Complexation Chemistry

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