Electrophile Uncommon

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

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

See Also

electrophiles electrophilic substitution nucleophile attractive accept bond compound electrophilic

Related Terms

electrophiles electrophilic substitution nucleophile attractive accept bond compound electrophilic dinucleophile stille reaction electron pair electron functional group lewis acid

Rhyming Words

ile lile wile tile nile vile sile hile rile bile kile file pile mile bfile avile edile chile baile prile

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