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Subject - Organic Chemistry
Compounds and functional groups are described as electrophiles if they show Lewis acid properties or if they, because of their positive charge or partial charge, can react with another compound exhibiting an excess of electrons (nucleophilic compounds). Electrophile means electron lover and the name is applied to compounds that exhibit an electron deficit.
See also: electrophilic reaction
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