English Explanatory Dictionary

electrophilic substitution

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. in aromatic organic chemistry, a form of substitution reaction in which the leaving functional group (normally hydrogen) is replaced with an electrophile

Word forms

electrophilic substitution electrophilic substitutions

Related words

nucleophilic substitution
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