Answer to Question #142609 in Organic Chemistry for Khloe

Question

write short notes on the following:
(i) Electrophilic substitution reaction

Answer 1

Electrophilic substitution reaction envolves electrophile, which substitute some group or atom in a molecule. Electrophile attack positions of the molecule with high electron density, while electrophile itself has a lack of electrons. Most common reactions of this type occur on aromatic rings and called electrophilic aromatic substitution.