electrophile
Loves electron pairs
An electrophile is a chemical species that accepts electrons from other molecules, attracted to regions of high electron density.
The term combines Greek roots meaning "electron-loving." Electrophiles are typically positively charged or electron-deficient, seeking to form bonds by accepting electron pairs: The carbonyl carbon acts as an electrophile in this reaction.
Common electrophiles include protons, carbocations, and Lewis acids.
One who takes something
- cationicHaving lost electrons
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- adductMove toward body's center
- ligandMolecule that binds centrally
Electron-pair donating species
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- alkeneDoubly-bonded carbon compound
nitration · sulfonation · alkylation · attack · mechanism · intermediate · activation · polarization
Tends to lose electrons
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- inductiveDeriving general from particular
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- stabilizationProcess of becoming steady
Electron-pair donating species
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
acceptor
One who takes something
- cationicHaving lost electrons
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- adductMove toward body's center
ligand · metal · orbital · vacant · donation · interaction · bonding
nucleophile
Electron-pair donating species
- additionJoining quantities mathematically
- substitutionExchange of one for another
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
alkene · nitration · sulfonation · alkylation · attack · mechanism · intermediate · activation · polarization · saturated
electropositive
Tends to lose electrons
- reactivityTendency to chemically combine
- inductiveDeriving general from particular
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
stabilization · charge · affinity · strength · selectivity · hard · soft
nucleophile
Electron-pair donating species
- hydrophilicTending to absorb water
- lipophilicAttracted to fatty substances
- chemistryatom, atoms, organic chemistry, molecule, chemistry
- Friedel-Craftsalkylation, benzene
- Substitution ReactionsSN1, SN2, SN2 reaction, Friedel-Crafts, nitration
electrophilenucleophile
Electron-pair donating species
reducing agent · base · anion
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