IB Chemistry SL/HL - Reactivity 3.4.4 and 3.4.5 - Electrophiles and Electrophilic Addition
First Test 2025
An electrophile is a reactant that forms a bond to its reaction partner (the nucleophile) by accepting both bonding electrons from that reaction partner.
Alkenes are susceptible to electrophilic attack because of the high electron density of the carbon–carbon double bond. These reactions lead to electrophilic addition.