Which of the following is an electrophile?

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(A) An electrophile is an electron-deficient species that can accept an electron pair.In $BCl_3$,the central Boron atom has only $6$ electrons in its

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$BCl_3$

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(A) An electrophile is an electron-deficient species that can accept an electron pair.In $BCl_3$,the central Boron atom has only $6$ electrons in its valence shell,making it electron-deficient (incomplete octet).Therefore,$BCl_3$ acts as an electrophile.$NH_3$ and $CH_3OH$ have lone pairs and act as nucleophiles,while $AlCl_4^-$ has a complete octet and acts as a nucleophile or spectator ion.

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