IB Chemistry R3.4 Notes
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Electron-pair sharing
The last type of reaction you need to know about involves the sharing of electron pairs. During these reactions, two terms frequently come up:
- Electrophile - this is an electron-deficient reagent with a positive or partially positive charge that accepts electron pairs.
- Nucleophile - this is an electron-rich reagent with a negative or partially negative charge that donates electron pairs.
These will result in two different types of reactions occurring:
- An electrophile will accept an electron pair as a part of electrophilic substitution or electrophilic addition.
- A nucleophile will donate an electron pair as a part of nucleophilic substitution.
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