Associations to the word «Electrophilic»

Wiktionary

ELECTROPHILIC, adjective. (chemistry) of, or relating to an electrophile; electron deficient
ELECTROPHILIC SUBSTITUTION, noun. (chemistry) in aromatic organic chemistry, a form of substitution reaction in which the leaving functional group (normally hydrogen) is replaced with an electrophile

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