electrophile

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See also: électrophile

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Etymology

From electro- +‎ -phile.

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Noun

electrophile (plural electrophiles)

  1. (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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