Preferred Label : electrophile;
Detailed label : electrophile (electrophilic);
IUPAC definition : An electrophile (or electrophilic reagent) is a reagent that forms a i bond /i to
its reaction partner (the nucleophile ) by accepting both bonding electrons from that
reaction partner. An 'electrophilic substitution reaction' is a heterolytic reaction
in which the reagent supplying the entering group acts as an electrophile. For example:
Electrophilic reagents are Lewis acids. 'Electrophilic catalysis' is catalysis by
Lewis acids. The term 'electrophilic' is also used to designate the apparent polar
character of certain radicals as inferred from their higher relative reactivities
with reaction sites of higher electron density.;
Origin ID : E02020;
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An electrophile (or electrophilic reagent) is a reagent that forms a i bond /i to
its reaction partner (the nucleophile ) by accepting both bonding electrons from that
reaction partner. An 'electrophilic substitution reaction' is a heterolytic reaction
in which the reagent supplying the entering group acts as an electrophile. For example:
Electrophilic reagents are Lewis acids. 'Electrophilic catalysis' is catalysis by
Lewis acids. The term 'electrophilic' is also used to designate the apparent polar
character of certain radicals as inferred from their higher relative reactivities
with reaction sites of higher electron density.
