electrophile

See also: électrophile

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ -phile

Noun

electrophile (plural electrophiles)

(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

Related terms

electrophilic

Translations

compound which attracts electrons

Italian: elettrofilo (it) m

Spanish: electrófilo m

See also

Lewis acid

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