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The intermediate is non-aromatic arenium cation which is stabilized by resonance. Deprotonation of sigma complex is a fast process as it leads to much thermodynamically stable i.e., aromatic ring. Aromatization or deprotonation step is fast as Kinetic isotopicIsotopic effect is not observed. Hence even a weak base will extract the proton from the substituted site which is sp3 hybridized. 

As for another nucleophile to attack the arenium cation$\sigma$ complex, the positive charge is delocaliseddelocalized and deprotonation step is much faster. I think that it would be easier for the base to extract proton than to attack the Delocalized positive charge. The proton already has a $\delta$+ charge due to Hyperconjugation effect. I think that even if the base if a strong acid, it can dissociate to give H+ but the non-aromatic intermediate will not remain the solution as it is.

The intermediate is non-aromatic arenium cation which is stabilized by resonance. Deprotonation of sigma complex is a fast process as it leads to much thermodynamically stable i.e., aromatic ring. Aromatization or deprotonation step is fast as Kinetic isotopic effect is not observed. Hence even a weak base will extract the proton from the substituted site which is sp3 hybridized. As for another nucleophile to attack the arenium cation, the positive charge is delocalised and deprotonation step is much faster.

The intermediate is non-aromatic arenium cation which is stabilized by resonance. Deprotonation of sigma complex is a fast process as it leads to much thermodynamically stable i.e., aromatic ring. Aromatization or deprotonation step is fast as Kinetic Isotopic effect is not observed. Hence even a weak base will extract the proton from the substituted site which is sp3 hybridized. 

As for another nucleophile to attack the $\sigma$ complex, the positive charge is delocalized and deprotonation step is much faster. I think that it would be easier for the base to extract proton than to attack the Delocalized positive charge. The proton already has a $\delta$+ charge due to Hyperconjugation effect. I think that even if the base if a strong acid, it can dissociate to give H+ but the non-aromatic intermediate will not remain the solution as it is.

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Apoorv Potnis
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The intermediate is non-aromatic arenium cation which is stabilized by resonance. Deprotonation of sigma complex is a fast process as it leads to much thermodynamically stable i.e., aromatic ring. Aromatization or deprotonation step is fast as Kinetic isotopic effect is not observed. Hence even a weak base will extract the proton from the substituted site which is sp3 hybridized. As for another nucleophile to attack the arenium cation, the positive charge is delocalised and deprotonation step is much faster.