electrophile

See also: électrophile

English

Etymology

electro- +‎ -phile

Noun

electrophile (plural electrophiles)

1. (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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: electrófilo m

See also

• Lewis acid