Some Basic Principles Of Organic Chemistry Question 261
Question: Which is an electrophile [DCE 2002]
Options:
A) $ BCl_3 $
B) $ CH_3OH $
C) $ NH_3 $
D) $ AlCl_4^{-} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
Electron deficient species (in complete octet) acts as an electrophile i.e.
$ BCl_3 $ .