Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 217
Question: Which of the following is an electrophile [J & K 2005]
Options:
A) $ H_2O $
B) $ SO_3 $
C) $ NH_3 $
D) $ ROR $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ H-\overset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{\underset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{O}},}},-H,:NH_3,R-\overset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{\underset{\bullet \bullet }{\mathop{O}},}},-R $ - nucleophiles $ SO_3 $ has electron deficient centre (a reagent which can accept an electron pair in a reaction, is called an electrophile)
