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Q.What are electrophiles and nucleophiles ? Give suitable examples for each.
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Electrophiles are electron-loving, electron-deficient species that accept electron pairs; nucleophiles are nucleus-loving, electron-rich species that donate electron pairs.
Electrophiles (electron-loving): These are electron-deficient species that are attracted to regions of high electron density and accept a pair of electrons to form a new bond. They act as Lewis acids. Electrophiles may be positively charged or neutral (with an incomplete octet).
- Positive electrophiles: H+, NO2+ (nitronium ion), Cl+, Br+, R+ (carbocations), NO+.
- Neutral electrophiles: BF3, AlCl3, SO3 (species with a vacant orbital/incomplete octet). …
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