The correct statement regarding electrophile is,

The correct statement regarding electrophile is,
  1. electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.
  2. electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from another electrophile.
  3. electrophiles are generally neutral species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.
  4. electrophile can be either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.

Solution

Electrophiles are either neutral (electron-deficient) or positively charged species.
These are electron deficient or electron loving species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile.
For example, \(\mathrm{NO}_2^{+}, \mathrm{Br}^{+}, \mathrm{R}_3 \mathrm{C}^{+}, \mathrm{SO}_3, \mathrm{FeCl}_3\) etc.

Asked in: NEET 2017

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