(A) An electrophile is an electron-deficient species that accepts an electron pair.$AlCl_3$ is a Lewis acid because the central $Al$ atom has an incom

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(A) An electrophile is an electron-deficient species that accepts an electron pair.$AlCl_3$ is a Lewis acid because the central $Al$ atom has an incomplete octet (only $6$ electrons in its valence shell).Therefore,$AlCl_3$ acts as an electrophile.$CN^{-}$,$NH_3$,and $CH_3OH$ possess lone pairs of electrons and act as nucleophiles.

Class 11 Chemistry 8-4.Organic Chemistry : Reaction mechanism Attacking reagents

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Which of the following is an electrophile?

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$AlCl_3$
B
$CN^{-}$
C
$NH_3$
D
$CH_3OH$

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Match the items in Column-$A$ with the appropriate items in Column-$B$:
Column-$A$ Column-$B$
$(1)$ Free radical $(A)$ Lewis base
$(2)$ Electrophile $(B)$ Electrically neutral
$(3)$ Nucleophile $(C)$ Octet complete
$(D)$ Lewis acid
$(E)$ Odd number of electrons
$(F)$ Incomplete octet

Column-$A$	Column-$B$
$(1)$ Free radical	$(A)$ Lewis base
$(2)$ Electrophile	$(B)$ Electrically neutral
$(3)$ Nucleophile	$(C)$ Octet complete
	$(D)$ Lewis acid
	$(E)$ Odd number of electrons
	$(F)$ Incomplete octet