3.4.4 electrophiles

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Reactivity 3.4.4 - an electrophile is a reactant that forms a bond to its reaction partner (the nucleophile) by accepting both bonding electrons from that reaction partner

electrophiles:

• are a reactant that forms a covalent bond to its reaction partner (the nucleophile) by accepting both bonding electrons
• are typically electron deficient, or contain an electron-deficient region
  • may carry a positive charge or partial positive charge
    eg:
• neutral:
• cations:

neutral molecules can be electrophiles as they contain electron-deficient areas that result from instantaneous dipoles or permanent dipoles