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electrophile

Noun

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electrophile (plural electrophiles)

(chemistry) A compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.

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It is stable enough to exist in normal conditions, but it is generally reactive and used extensively as an electrophile in the nitration of other substances. Source: Internet

The Prins reaction occurs when a nucleophilic alkene or alkyne reacts with an aldehyde as electrophile. Source: Internet

The two main types are electrophilic aromatic substitution when the active reagent is an electrophile and nucleophilic aromatic substitution when the reagent is a nucleophile. Source: Internet

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