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electrophilic
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electrophilic [ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈfɪlɪk]
adj
(Chemistry) Chem having or involving an affinity for negative charge. Electrophilic reagents (electrophiles) are atoms, molecules, and ions that behave as electron acceptors Compare nucleophilic
electrophile  [ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌfaɪl] n


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One of the most significant of these reactions is the conjugation of electrophiles to glutathione.
155 STILLE JK,ANGEW CHEM,vol 0025,page 0508,1986,cites= 132,THE PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CROSS-COUPLING REACTIONS OF ORGANOTIN REAGENTS WITH ORGANIC ELECTROPHILES
Fluorinated radicals behave as electrophiles and their addition is retarded by electron withdrawing and accelerated by clectron donating substituents on the olefin.
 
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