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Topic: Electrophiles and nucleophiles· Some Basic Principles of Organic Chemistry

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 another electrophile

2. Electrophiles are generally neutral species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

3. Electrophile can be either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

4. Electrophile is a negatively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

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Answer: 3. Electrophile can be either neutral or positively charged species and can form a bond by accepting a pair of electrons from a nucleophile

Key idea: an electrophile is electron-loving.

Electrophiles can be positively charged (\(\mathrm{H^+, NO_2^+}\)) or neutral with an incomplete octet (\(\mathrm{BF_3, AlCl_3}\)). They accept a pair of electrons from a nucleophile. Negative species are nucleophiles, so only statement 3 is correct.

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