Q. Difference between Electrophile and Nucleophile?
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1.Electrophile:
•Electrophiles are electron deficient species.
•They are electron loving.
•They belong to lewis acid .
•They may be neutral species or are positively charged ions.
•They accept electrons.
•They are represented by E+.
•Examples: H+ ion , H3O+ ion, BF3 molecule ,ALCL3 molecule, CL- ion , F- ion ....etc.
2.Nucleophile:
•Nucleophiles are electron rich species.
•They are nucleus loving.
•They belong to lewis base .
•They may be neutral species (with lone pairs) or are negatively charged ions.
•They donate electrons.
•They are represented by NU-.
•Examples:CL- ion, F-ion, OH- ion, CN- ion ,NH3 molecule, H2O molecule.....etc.
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