Electrophile

In chemistry, an electrophile (literally electron-lover) is a reagent attracted to electrons that participates in a chemical reaction by accepting an electron pair in order to bond to a nucleophile. Because electrophiles accepts electrons, they are Lewis acids (see acid-base reaction theories). Most electrophiles are positively charged, have an atom which carries a partial positive charge, or have an atom which does not have an octet of electrons.

Related Topics:
Chemistry - Reagent - Electron - Electron pair - Bond - Nucleophile - Lewis acid - Acid-base reaction theories - Charge

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One important type of electrophiles are carbocations, important in many organic chemistry reactions.

Related Topics:
Electrophile - Carbocation - Organic chemistry - Reactions

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