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Meaning of "electrophile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTROPHILE

electrophile  [ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌfaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTROPHILE

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Electrophile is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ELECTROPHILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Electrophile

In general, electrophiles are positively charged species that are attracted to an electron rich centre. In chemistry, an electrophile 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 accept electrons, they are Lewis acids. Most electrophiles are positively charged, have an atom that carries a partial positive charge, or have an atom that does not have an octet of electrons. The electrophiles are attacked by the most electron-populated part of one nucleophile. The electrophiles frequently seen in the organic syntheses are cations such as H+ and NO+, polarized neutral molecules such as HCl, alkyl halides, acyl halides, and carbonyl compounds, polarizable neutral molecules such as Cl2 and Br2, oxidizing agents such as organic peracids, chemical species that do not satisfy the octet rule such as carbenes and radicals, and some Lewis acids such as BH3 and DIBAL.

Definition of electrophile in the English dictionary

The definition of electrophile in the dictionary is an atom, molecule, or ion that behaves as an electron acceptor.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELECTROPHILE


acidophile
ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl
audiophile
ˈɔːdɪəʊˌfaɪl
discophile
ˈdɪskəʊˌfaɪl
Europhile
ˈjʊərəʊˌfaɪl
Francophile
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfaɪl
haemophile
ˈhiːməʊˌfaɪl
halophile
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪl
hydrophile
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪl
hygrophile
ˈhaɪɡrəʊˌfaɪl
hyperthermophile
ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
mesophile
ˈmɛsəʊˌfaɪl
necrophile
ˈnɛkrəʊˌfaɪl
Negrophile
ˈniːɡrəʊˌfaɪl
paedophile
ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl
Russophile
ˈrʌsəʊˌfaɪl
Sinophile
ˈsaɪnəʊˌfaɪl
spermophile
ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪl
technophile
ˈtɛknəʊˌfaɪl
thermophile
ˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
videophile
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌfaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTROPHILE

electropalatography
electrophilic
electrophone
electrophonic
electrophorese
electrophoresis
electrophoretic
electrophorus
electrophotographic
electrophotography
electrophysiological
electrophysiologist
electrophysiology
electroplate
electroplated
electroplater
electroplating
electropolar
electropositive
electropuncture

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTROPHILE

ailurophile
amphiphile
Anglophile
basophile
bibliophile
cartophile
chile
cinephile
eosinophile
extremophile
heterophile
homophile
logophile
neutrophile
nucleophile
oenophile
pedophile
siderophile
Slavophile
xenophile
zoophile

Synonyms and antonyms of electrophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «electrophile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELECTROPHILE

Find out the translation of electrophile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of electrophile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «electrophile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲电
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

electrófilo
570 millions of speakers

English

electrophile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

electrophile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أليف الإلكترونات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

электрофил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eletrófilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

electrophile
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

électrophile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elektrofil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Elektro
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

求電子剤
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친전
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elektrofil
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

electrophin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

electrophile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इलेक्ट्रोफिलींग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elektrofilden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

electrophile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elektrofil
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

електрофіл
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

electrofil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλεκτρόφιλον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Elektrofiel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elektrofil
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

elektrofil
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of electrophile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTROPHILE»

The term «electrophile» is regularly used and occupies the 93.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELECTROPHILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about electrophile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTROPHILE»

Discover the use of electrophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to electrophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Organic Chemistry
The ions come together as an electrophile and a nucleophile: Cl Electrophile Nucleophile Electron-rich reagents such as chloride ion are referred to as nucleophiles because they seek centers of positive charge. The word nucleophile derives ...
Marye Anne Fox, James K. Whitesell, 2004
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Understanding Organic Reaction Mechanisms
In addition to being electron-deficient, an electrophile must also have a vacant orbital. Of course, all atoms and molecules have vacant orbitals, but what we really mean here is that an electrophile must have a vacant orbital that is not too high ...
Adam Jacobs, 1997
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Modern Physical Organic Chemistry
H3N: H-TfflBr " H3N— f-H + :Br (Eq.10.1) Nucleophile Electrophile A nucleofuge is a nucleophile that is departing from a molecule instead of adding, and an electrof uge is an electrophile that is departing from a molecule instead of adding.
Eric V. Anslyn, Dennis A. Dougherty, 2006
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Organic Chemistry
After movement of electrons to form the intermediate carbocation, as shown in the last equation, a new electrophile and a new nucleophile are formed. A second step then takes place, and electron movement occurs in the same fashion: The ...
Thomas N. Sorrell, 2006
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Advanced Organic Chemistry: Part A: Structure and Mechanisms
The soft nucleophile–soft electrophile combination is associated with a late TS, where the strength of the newly forming bond contributes significantly to the structure and stability of the TS. Species in Table 4.3 that exhibit high nucleophilicity ...
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, 2007
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Organic Chemistry: With Biological Applications
Water, for instance, acts as an electrophile when it donates H but acts as a nucleophile when it donates a nonbonding pair of electrons. Similarly, a carbonyl compound acts as an electrophile when it reacts at its positively polarized carbon  ...
John McMurry, 2010
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Organic Chemistry
Halogenation (Section 22.1A) The electrophile is a halonium ion formed as an ion pair by interaction of chlorine or bromine with a Lewis acid. The mechanism involves an initial reaction between C12 and FeCl3 to generate a molecular ...
William Brown, Brent Iverson, Eric Anslyn, 2013
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Organic Chemistry
The Lewis acid is called an electrophile, which is derived from Greek words meaning “electron loving.” An electrophile is an electron-poor species that seeks an electron-rich site, a nucleophile. The electrophile can accept a pair of electrons ...
Joseph Hornback, 2005
9
Additions to and Substitutions at C-C Pi-Bonds
1 ]hept-2-ene the attack of the electrophile from the less hindered exo face is favored; on the other hand bicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene shows a preference for endo attack (Scheme l).4 61% 31% Scheme 1 The major focus in this chapter will be ...
Barry M. Trost, Martin F. Semmelhack, Ian Fleming, 1991
10
Advanced Organic Chemistry: Part A: Structure and Mechanisms
There may also be a 7r-complex involving the aromatic ring and the departing electrophile. This would be logical on the basis of the principle of overall reversibility of the process. There is little direct evidence on this point however. ' Let us now ...
Francis A. Carey, Richard J. Sundberg, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTROPHILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term electrophile is used in the context of the following news items.
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18 Spices Scientifically Proven To Prevent and Treat Cancer
They observed a thyme extract to activate promoters via the electrophile responsive element, thus providing potential clues about the ... «Newswire, May 15»
2
Rubriflordilactone A
Converting the lactol to the corresponding fluoride with diethylaminosulfur trifluoride (DAST), gives a new electrophile that is (unfortunately) ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jan 15»
3
New UGA research challenges fundamental precept of organic …
"The electrophile is supposed to attach itself to the aromatic in a first stage to give an 'intermediate,' from which another group, present at the ... «Online Athens, Jul 14»
4
Carbon–carbon couplings go 3D
... 2-lithiofuran, to convert their boronic esters into intermediate boronate complexes that react with an appropriate electrophile to give a cation. «Chemistry World, Jun 14»
5
Giving Testosterone Levels a Boost (Part 3)
Systems analysis of protein modification and cellular responses induced by electrophile stress. Acc Chem Res, 2010;43:673-683. Romero FJ, Bosch-Morell F, ... «Dynamic Chiropractic, Feb 14»
6
Re-arming the antibiotic arsenal
'It's conceivable that this is a kind of synergistic defence mechanism – if your antibiotic contains an electrophile, then it will conjugate with ... «Chemistry World, Sep 13»
7
Hearts of Stone: Sexual Deviants in Antiquity
... gained everything from latex fetishism to mechanophilic arousal by automobiles to the electrophile's sexual dependence on electric currents. «Scientific American, Aug 13»
8
Confessions of a D Orbital
According to the textbook, “In Friedel-Crafts alkylation, the electrophile is typically a carbonium ion. It, too, is formed in an acid-base equilibrium, ... «PLoS Blogs, May 13»
9
Criminal Chlorination
For their participation in the ignominious marriage of proscribed neucleophile and electrophile they often pay a dire price: their freedom. «VICE, Sep 12»
10
Organic chemistry: Reactions at the end of a tether
... molecular choreography that enables them to convert a nucleophile into an electrophile, so that it can react with another nucleophilic partner. «Nature.com, Jun 12»

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