Definition of electrophilic in English:
electrophilic
adjective ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪkəˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪk
Chemistry (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
Often contrasted with nucleophilic
Example sentencesExamples
- Halogenation occurs readily with aniline by electrophilic aromatic substitution.
- Ozone is a strong electrophilic reagent which can attack the double bond found in alkenes.
- Addition reactions of electrophilic reagents to the alkene double bond (yielding substituted alkenes) are the most typical.
- Methyl lithium is very reactive and acts as a nucleophilic methylating reagent to electrophilic functional groups, such as ketones.
- In the mining industry, the production of TNT is made possible by the electrophilic nitration of toluene (methyl benzene).
Derivatives
noun ɪˈlɛktrə(ʊ)fʌɪl
Chemistry A molecule or substance that has a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
the formation of electrophiles which react with DNA
Example sentencesExamples
- As a result, carbonyl compounds can form carbon anions and act as nucleophiles rather than electrophiles.
- Alkylating agents are electrophiles that add methyl, ethyl and more complicated alkyl groups to nucleic acid bases.
- Many of these vinyl compounds are made by the reaction of acetylene with electrophiles.
Definition of electrophilic in US English:
electrophilic
adjectiveəˌlɛktrəˈfɪlɪkəˌlektrəˈfilik
Chemistry (of a molecule or group) having a tendency to attract or acquire electrons.
Often contrasted with nucleophilic
Example sentencesExamples
- Methyl lithium is very reactive and acts as a nucleophilic methylating reagent to electrophilic functional groups, such as ketones.
- Ozone is a strong electrophilic reagent which can attack the double bond found in alkenes.
- Halogenation occurs readily with aniline by electrophilic aromatic substitution.
- In the mining industry, the production of TNT is made possible by the electrophilic nitration of toluene (methyl benzene).
- Addition reactions of electrophilic reagents to the alkene double bond (yielding substituted alkenes) are the most typical.